FIFA excluded from criminal proceedings against Lauber
Zurich-based FIFA has been judged to be not directly affected by the proceedings
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Switzerland’s special federal prosecutor investigating former federal prosecutor Michael Lauber has excluded FIFA, world football’s Zurich-based governing body, from the proceedings.
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Stefan Keller said on Thursday that FIFA was not directly affected. In his view, FIFA does not qualify for the procedural rights necessary to protect its interests. The association’s fundamental freedoms have not been violated, no obligation of confidentiality has been imposed and no coercive measures have been ordered.
According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, only those directly affected are entitled to the procedural rights necessary to protect their interests.
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