Qatar rocked by graft allegations
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THE 2022 World Cup organizers distanced themselves yesterday from allegations of corruption involving two former high-ranking FIFA officials that raised new questions about Qatar’s winning bid for the tournament.
British newspaper The Daily Telegraph alleged it has evidence that former FIFA vice president Jack Warner of Trinidad & Tobago and his family were paid almost US$2 million from a company controlled by Mohamed bin Hammam, a Qatari who used to be an executive committee member of world football’s governing body.
According to documents seen by the newspaper, a note from one of Warner’s companies, Jamad, to Bin Hammam’s firm, Kemco, requested US$1.2 million for work carried out between 2005 and 2010. The note was dated December 15, 2010, two weeks after Qatar was awarded the World Cup. The payment was made in 2011.
Payments totaling US$750,000 were paid to Warner’s sons and a further US$400,000 to one of his employees, the Telegraph alleged.
Qatari organizers said the bid “strictly adhered to FIFA’s bidding regulations in compliance with their code of ethics.”
“The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy and the individuals involved in the 2022 Bid Committee are unaware of any allegations surrounding business dealings between private individuals,” the statement said.
FIFA said it had no comment on the allegations.
“In principle, any evidence of potential wrongdoing can be submitted to the investigatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee of FIFA for further investigation,” it said in a statement.
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