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Swiss prosecutor to open criminal proceedings against FIFA president Gianni Infantino

Football - UEFA Congress - Beurs van Berlage Conference Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands - March 3, 2020. FIFA President Gianni Infantino after his speech during the UEFA Congress. [REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo]

A Swiss Special Federal Public Prosecutor has announced he will begin criminal proceedings against Fifa President Gianni Infantino.

The prosecutor, Stefan Keller has also applied to have the immunity of for Switzerland’s Attorney General Michael Lauber, to grant him the authority to conduct criminal proceedings against the official.

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