Geneva : One of the seven FIFA officials detained in Switzerland has lodged an appeal against his extradition to the United States, the justice ministry said today.
Swiss authorities meanwhile said they had not received any formal extradition requests from Washington for the seven men, charged in Zurich as part of a US probe into corruption.
Currently, US prosecutors accuse 14 people of taking part in kickbacks scheme involving a total of $150 million in bribes. “One of the seven soccer officials has lodged an appeal against the Federal Office of Justice extradition warrant with the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona,” the ministry said. “The Federal Criminal Court will rule on whether or not he will have to remain in custody for the entire length of the extradition proceeding,” it said, adding that both sides had the right to appeal the decision at the Supreme Court in Lausanne. —AFP
