Infantino case prosecutor quits, criticises court for removing him


  • World
  • Thursday, 20 May 2021

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - 45th Ordinary UEFA Congress - 2m2c Montreux Music & Convention Centre, Montreux, Switzerland - April 20, 2021 FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the 45th Ordinary UEFA Congress Richard Juilliart/UEFA/Handout via REUTERS

ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss special prosecutor whom a court recused for bias from an investigation of FIFA President Gianni Infantino's undocumented dealings with Switzerland's former attorney general blasted the decision while handing in his resignation.

The Federal Criminal Court found this month that Stefan Keller had to go because his public comments about the case reflected bias against Infantino, whose legal team had waged a running battle with the prosecutor.

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