Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini were acquitted of corruption charges in Switzerland concerning the misappropriation of 2 million Swiss francs from FIFA in 2011. This decision follows a lower court's prior acquittal in 2022 that was appealed by Swiss prosecutors. The recent ruling suggests a final closure to the ongoing legal issues faced by both figures, with Platini's lawyer asserting the need for his client to be left in peace from these criminal allegations.
"After two acquittals, even the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland must realize that these criminal proceedings have definitively failed," Platini's lawyer Dominic Nellen said.
"Michel Platini must finally be left in peace in criminal matters," emphasizing a sense of closure sought by Platini after the lengthy legal battles.
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