Qatar spied on a former Swiss attorney general and bugged his secret meeting with the FIFA chief, amid fears it could be stripped of hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, media reported Sunday. An intelligence operation commissioned by Qatar bugged an informal meeting six years ago between Switzerland's top prosecutor at the time Michael Lauber and FIFA chief Gianni Infantino, …
A Swiss parliamentary committee on Monday decided to waive Attorney General Michael Lauber's immunity, paving the way for special prosecutor Stefan Keller to open criminal proceedings against Lauber over his handling of a high-profile FIFA investigation. “Attorney General Michael Lauber is being suspected of abuse of office, violating confidentiality and favouritism by holding several non-recorded meetings with FIFA President Gianni …
Keller opened a criminal case against Infantino as well as Valais prosecutor Rinaldo Arnold, and has sought authorization to open a legal case against Lauber, too. Geneva: A criminal case against FIFA president Gianni Infantino was opened Thursday by a Swiss special prosecutor. The special prosecutor, Stefan Keller, closed an investigation into two complaints involving Infantino and attorney general Michael …
GENEVA — Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber offered to resign Friday minutes before a federal court upheld allegations he lied about a meeting he had with FIFA president Gianni Infantino during a sprawling investigation into soccer corruption. “However, the fact that I am not believed as the attorney general is detrimental to the federal prosecution office,” Lauber said in a …