Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini will return to a Swiss court on Monday to face a request from the country’s Attorney General’s office to reopen proceedings related to fraud charges.
This is part of the ongoing legal saga that began in 2015, following Blatter’s resignation from FIFA amid a corruption scandal.
The charges stem from a controversial two million Swiss franc payment made by FIFA to Platini in 2011 for consultancy services.
Both men were acquitted of charges including breach of trust and fraud in 2022, with the Swiss Federal Court ruling that the evidence of fraud was insufficient.
The appeal, to be heard by the special appeals court in Muttenz, will examine whether the proceedings should be reopened.
Prosecutors argue that the payment was fraudulent, while Blatter and Platini maintain it was part of an agreement made years earlier. A verdict is expected by March 25.
