Evidence

Several executive committee members were offered or received bribes in connection with their votes. For example, the defendant RICARDO TEIXEIRA, Nicolas Leoz and Co-Conspirator# 1 were offered and received bribe payments in exchange for their votes in favor of Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup. In addition, the defendant JACK WARNER was promised and received bribe payments totaling $5 million and Rafael Salguero was promised a $1 million bribe in exchange for their votes in favor of Russia to host the 2018 World Cup.
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"They are part of a long-standing case, the subject of which is not the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process. Despite years of false claims, evidence has never been produced to demonstrate that Qatar won the rights to host the FIFA World Cup 2022 unethically or by means that contravened FIFA's strict bidding rules. al jazeera

Vista la complessità degli schemi criminali e il lasso di tempo in cui questi sono stati messi in atto, sarà difficile individuare responsabilità precise attraverso prove nette.
La pubblicazione dell'atto d'incriminazione ha comunque messo un punto fermo sull'autonomia e la professionalità del sistema giudiziario americano e occidentale in genere.
Un modello che in medio-oriente è in parte presente, ma che può e deve essere migliorato.