Proceedings against FIFA President Infantino closed

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

ANKARA (AA) - The International Association Football Federation (FIFA) on Thursday, announced that the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) decided to close the investigation against FIFA President Gianni Infantino related to a private jet flight in 2017.

FIFA stated that the decision in line with FIFA Ethics Committee ruling and they welcomed the decision.

The federation expressed that the travel arrangements, made by the President’s Office and FIFA's travel department, were in line with FIFA’s compliance rules and regulations - a decision that is in line with the ruling of FIFA Ethics Committee in August 2020 on this case.

The aforementioned proceedings on Infantino was about a possible wrongdoing on a private jet being chartered to fly from Suriname to Switzerland in 2017.