FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke reaches out to shake hands after attending a news conference in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 24, 2015. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
ZURICH (Reuters) - Former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke, banned for 12 years by soccer's governing body for ethics violations, is facing criminal proceedings by the Swiss attorney general's office, the law enforcement agency said on Thursday.
Valcke, whose job was to ensure the smooth running of FIFA and in particular its flagship World Cup tournament, was right-hand man to banned former president Sepp Blatter for nearly eight years.
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