The former president of the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) Manuel Burga was banned for life for a series of bribes by the International Federation of Associated Football (FIFA). This was announced on April 4 by the FIFA press service.
“Burga will no longer be able to carry out any activity related to football”the organization said. According to FIFA, the Peruvian sports leader was sanctioned by the governing body of the FIFA Independent Ethics Commission after his participation in various corruption crimes was confirmed. “accept undue monetary gain”.
At the same time, Burga, who also served on the Conmebol executive committee and the FIFA Development Commission, was fined around $1,103,630 (87.5 million rubles).
The decision-maker confirmed that Burga violated the articles of the FIFA Code of Ethics, which deals with crimes such as bribery, corruption or conflict of interest, after “careful analysis of the evidence provided”as well as the evidence collected during the corresponding investigations.
“The sanction imposed on Mr. Burg follows a decision made by the legislative body in July 2019, which was subsequently annulled by the CAS and referred to the decision-making body of the Independent Ethics Commission”FIFA said in a statement.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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