FIFA SUSPENDS ADAMU

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FIFA Ethics Committee, under the chairmanship of Claudio Sulser, Wednesday, provisionally suspended, with immediate effect, two members of the FIFA Executive Committee Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii from participating in any football-related activity (administrative, sports or any other).

The suspension was slammed after the hearing of the committee, examining their cases on the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups. The Ethics Committee considered that a provisional suspension was required, while the investigation continues, taking into account the gravity of the case and the likelihood that a breach of the FIFA Statutes, the FIFA Code of Ethics and the FIFA Disciplinary Code had been committed.

Furthermore, the Ethics Committee examined the cases of four officials - Slim Aloulou, Amadou Diakite, Ahongalu Fusimalohi and Ismael Bhamjee - also in relation to an alleged breach of the FIFA Statutes, the FIFA Code of Ethics and the FIFA Disciplinary Code linked to the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups. The committee also decided to suspend the four officials provisionally from participating in any football-related activity.

FIFA opened proceedings against the two Executive Committee members on 18 October 2010 and requested the Ethics Committee to conduct an independent, in-depth investigation into the matter. The Ethics Committee will meet again in mid-November 2010 to take a final decision on the matter after gathering more information and evidence on the six cases.

“The decision to provisionally suspend the officials is fully justified and should not be put in question. The evidence that has been presented to us today has led us to take this provisional measure, as we considered that the conditions were definitely met to take this decision and we deem that it is crucial to protect the integrity of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process. We are determined to have zero tolerance for any breach of the Code of Ethics,” said the Chairman of the Ethics Committee, Claudio Sulser.

Finally, and again at the request of FIFA, the Ethics Committee decided to open an investigation into alleged agreements between member associations and their Bid Committees in relation to the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process, something which would also be a violation of the Bid Registration document and the Code of Ethics. A decision on the case will also be taken by the Ethics Committee at its meeting in mid-November, following a thorough investigation.