The International Football Association (FIFA) president Gianni Infantino has been reported to the FIFA ethics committee.
A human rights organization believes that Infantino violated Fifa’s own rules about being politically neutral. For example, when he gave US President Donald Trump a newly instituted peace prize.
It is Fairsquare that, through an eight-page long letter, sent in an official accusation against Fifa president Gianni Infantino, reports The Athletic.
– It is quite obvious that he has broken the rules. If the ethics committee does not take this complaint seriously, it means that they will never be able to hold the Fifa president accountable for anything, says Nicholas McGeehan at Fairsquare to NRK.
The organization believes that on four occasions Infantino violated Fifa’s rules to act “neutrally when it comes to politics and religion”. An example that is highlighted is when Infantino wrote on Instagram on October 9 that Donald Trump deserves to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. The next day it was clear that Trump got the nob from the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Another example is when Infantino spoke approvingly of Trump’s policies during a forum for businessmen in Miami, USA, in November of this year.
Last Friday – during the World Cup qualifying draw in Washington DC – Donald Trump became the first recipient of Fifa’s newly instituted peace prize. Fairsquare believes that Fifa’s ethics committee should investigate the fortunes surrounding the Fifa Peace Prize.
The Athletic has previously reported that neither the 28 regular members nor the eight vice-presidents of Fifa’s board have received information that the award would be instituted or what criteria were set for someone to be chosen as a recipient.
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