FIFA Bans Former Top Official Kattner for 10 Years
ZURICH (Dispatches) - Soccer’s world governing body FIFA has banned Markus Kattner, a former leading official in the Zurich organization, for 10 years and has fined him one million Swiss francs ($1.06 million) after a probe into bonus payments.
"The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Markus Kattner, former FIFA deputy secretary general and acting secretary general, guilty of conflicts of interest and having abused his position, in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics,” FIFA said in a statement on Tuesday.
"The investigation into Mr Kattner covered various charges concerning bonus payments in relation to FIFA competitions that were paid to top FIFA management officials (including Mr Kattner), various amendments to and extensions of employment contracts, reimbursement of private legal costs, and Mr Kattner’s duties as an official.”
FIFA said in June, 2016, that an internal investigation revealed that Kattner, FIFA’s former Secretary General Jerome Valcke and the organization’s ex-President Sepp Blatter had received 79 million Swiss francs (US$81 million) in compensation over five years, calling them "massive payouts”.
"The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Markus Kattner, former FIFA deputy secretary general and acting secretary general, guilty of conflicts of interest and having abused his position, in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics,” FIFA said in a statement on Tuesday.
"The investigation into Mr Kattner covered various charges concerning bonus payments in relation to FIFA competitions that were paid to top FIFA management officials (including Mr Kattner), various amendments to and extensions of employment contracts, reimbursement of private legal costs, and Mr Kattner’s duties as an official.”
FIFA said in June, 2016, that an internal investigation revealed that Kattner, FIFA’s former Secretary General Jerome Valcke and the organization’s ex-President Sepp Blatter had received 79 million Swiss francs (US$81 million) in compensation over five years, calling them "massive payouts”.