Bin Hammam makes new CAS appeal
Suspended Asian football chief continues to fight bribery allegations.
NICOSIA:
Mohamed bin Hammam, the ex-Asian football chief suspended by Fifa, has lodged a fresh appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Bin Hammam has been suspended from football activities for more than a year after Fifa’s ethics committee found him guilty of bribery during his election campaign to replace the world body’s president Sepp Blatter. The bribery case was seen as shedding a light on murky practices inside Fifa, and prompted new questions about Qatar’s successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup
“My lawyers and myself are appealing to CAS,” confirmed the 63-year-old Qatari.
In July, his lifetime ban from football was overturned by CAS on grounds of insufficient evidence with the proviso that the case could be reopened if fresh evidence came to light.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 17th, 2012.
Mohamed bin Hammam, the ex-Asian football chief suspended by Fifa, has lodged a fresh appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Bin Hammam has been suspended from football activities for more than a year after Fifa’s ethics committee found him guilty of bribery during his election campaign to replace the world body’s president Sepp Blatter. The bribery case was seen as shedding a light on murky practices inside Fifa, and prompted new questions about Qatar’s successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup
“My lawyers and myself are appealing to CAS,” confirmed the 63-year-old Qatari.
In July, his lifetime ban from football was overturned by CAS on grounds of insufficient evidence with the proviso that the case could be reopened if fresh evidence came to light.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 17th, 2012.