FIFA President, Gianni Infantino is said to be facing a criminal investigation in Switzerland, as a probe is launched against him in his alleged dealings with Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber.
According to the report by Dailymail, FIFA President alleged accomplice, Lauber was last week offered to resign after a court concluded he covered up a meeting with Infantino and lied to supervisors while his office investigated corruption surrounding Football’s governing body.
The authority overseeing Switzerland’s federal prosecutors on Thursday said that special prosecutor Stefan Keller, appointed earlier this month to review criminal complaints against the two men and others involved, had found indications of criminal conduct related to the meetings.
Lauber, who had worked with on a corruption probe into the organisation since their offices were raided in 2015, is alleged to have held three meetings with Infantino about the status of the inquiry, the report said.
In March Lauber was sanctioned for disloyalty, lying and breaching his office’s code of conduct. He also had his salary cut for a year after he ‘contravened several duties of function’.
The Confederation Public Prosecutor’s Office (AS-MPC) said he ‘repeatedly did not tell the truth, acted unfairly, violated the Code of Conduct of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and obstructed the AS-MPC investigation’.
Lauber and Infantino both previously denied any wrongdoing.