The latest update on the arrests of six FIFA officials is that the Swiss Federal Office of Justice have opened a criminal investigating regarding the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
It was confirmed by Swiss authorities that six FIFA officials, including vice-president Jeffery Webb, had been arrested on Wednesday morning at a hotel in Zurich on suspicion of corruption ahead of Friday’s presidential election.
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According to reports from BBC Sport, FIFA president Sepp Blatter is not believed to be one of those arrested, but vice-president Jeffery Webb has been taken in by the authorities, along with five others.
Now, prosecutors have opened a criminal case over the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids.
Update – Swiss Federal Office of Justice opens criminal proceedings over the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 football world cups #Fifa
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Swiss authorities stated that the individuals under question have been arrested under suspicion of having been involved with bribes of up to $100m over two decades.
More than a dozen plain-clothed Swiss police officers arrived unannounced, Sky Sports report, at the Baur au Lac hotel where the FIFA officials had been staying.