Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini returned to Swiss court for a trial regarding alleged fraud, forgery, and misappropriation connected to a controversial payment approved by Blatter. The trial follows a 2022 acquittal and delves into a 2 million Swiss franc payment to Platini for advisory work, which prosecutors claim harmed FIFA's assets. Despite the acquittal, federal prosecutors appealed, aiming for a suspended sentence. The trial proceedings, which are being conducted in German by a diverse panel of judges, are set to conclude with a verdict by March 25.
The trial is expected to address allegations of fraud, forgery, and misappropriation related to a controversial payment made to Michel Platini in 2011.
Prosecutors claim the payment damaged FIFA's assets, whereas both men maintain their innocence, asserting that the payment was based on a prior verbal agreement.
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