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On June 18, Platini was arrested in a corruption case while he was choosing
Sarkozy's former counselor, Sophie Dion, was also arrested. They were all summoned to the central office to fight against corruption, financial and fiscal crimes.
Initially, Platini was to be interviewed as a witness. However, when the former UEFA president arrived at the executive office, he was arrested. Platini spent several hours there. In what status it is in this case now, the agency does not specify.
The scandal surrounding the choice of country – the hostess of the World Cup broke out after the British media reported that the former member of the executive committee of FIFA, Mohamed bin Hammam, had paid over $ 5 million to authorities to get the right to hold the championship. In 2014, FIFA inspected the electoral process and found no irregularities. In 2016, the French authorities left the possibility of conducting their own investigation into the right of Qatar to host the tournament.
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