Ex-Soccer Bosses Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini Acquitted In FIFA Corruption Trial
ForbesMAR 27 2022
The case against Blatter and Platini is just one among many scandals involving senior leaders of sports federations based in Switzerland, and the court's decision only highlights the Swiss law's inability to hold corrupt executives accountable. This has to change.
Defendants are innocent until proven guilty, and in this case there was simply not enough evidence to charge Blatter or Platini. The court made the right decision to uphold the rule of law and side with the accused.