Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been charged by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) in connection with bribing ex-FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke.
The alleged offences are in relation to Al-Khelaifi's time as chairman of BeIN media group and are not to do with his ownership of French champions PSG.
Swiss federal prosecutors say they have filed an indictment charging Al-Khelaifi, who is also a member of the UEFA executive committee, with inciting Valcke to commit aggravated criminal mismanagement.
Charge list
Al-Khelaifi: inciting Valcke to commit criminal mismanagement.Al-Khelaifi is accused of allowing Valcke exclusive use of a villa.Valcke: Accepting bribes, aggravated criminal mismanagement (several) & falsification of documents.An unnamed person has also been charged with incitement to commit criminal mismanagement & bribery.
Al-Khelaifi is accused of allowing Valcke exclusive use of a villa in Sardinia. It helped Valcke save between €900,000 and €1.8m (£754,000-£1.5m) in rent which was then failed to be disclosed.
Valcke charged with three offences
Former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has been charged with three offences
Valcke has been charged with three offences: accepting bribes, several counts of aggravated criminal mismanagement and falsification of documents.
Prosecutors say, at the end of January, FIFA informed them in writing they had reached an 'amicable agreement' with Al-Khelaifi and a partial agreement with Valcke.
Football's world governing body had withdrawn their criminal complaint in relation to bribery allegations in connection with the award of media rights for the World Cups in 2026 and 2030.
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