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FIFA Ethics chief explains secrecy in World Cup probe

Saturday, September 20 2014 by SNTV
  • Intro:

    FIFA ethics judge Joachim Eckert said he is unlikely to reach a final decision in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding corruption probe until early next year - and ruled out any chance of the report being made public.

    Script:

    SOUNDBITE (English) Hans-Joachim Eckert, head of FIFA's ethics committee:

    (On why Michael Garcia's report on the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding process won't be made public)

    "It's very easy because it is written in the code and all the members of the ethics committee are under the banner of the code. I am not allowed to open it, very easy, sorry."

    SOUNDBITE (English) Hans-Joachim Eckert, head of FIFA's ethics committee:

    (On the only way the Garcia report will be made public):

    "If there may be an appeal to CAS there it is an open hearing and even that decision of CAS will be published."

    SOUNDBITE (English) Hans-Joachim Eckert, head of FIFA's ethics committee:

    "In the report of Garcia there are some recommendations on how to handle upcoming votes for the next years and decades. I'm quite sure will make open the recommendations, but you have to differ, this is not a report, these are recommendations how to handle in further times."

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