Swiss Court Confirms Ex-Fifa Official Valcke Guilty Of Corruption

2025-12-19 02:14:14

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(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The Swiss Supreme Court has upheld a previous verdict that found former FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke guilty of passive bribery and forgery. This content was published on December 19, 2025 - 13:12 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

Deutsch de Bundesgericht bestätigt Urteil gegen Ex-Fifa-Funktionär Valcke Original Read more: Bundesgericht bestätigt Urteil gegen Ex-Fifa-Funktionär V

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The conviction of Valcke to a suspended 11 month prison sentence, in a case concerning FIFA TV rights, is final.

In a judgement published on Friday, the Federal Supreme Court rejected the appeals lodged by Valcke and a Greek businessman against their conviction by the Appeals Chamber of the Federal Criminal Court.

In June 2022, this court had imposed an 11-month prison sentence and a fine, both conditional, on Valcke for passive bribery and forgery of documents.

The second defendant had been sentenced to ten months' suspended imprisonment for active bribery.

The president of football club Paris Saint-Germain, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who stood trial in his capacity as director of a media group, was acquitted of the charge of aggravated mismanagement.
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