Criminal proceedings against Blatter open
Friday, 25 September 2015
Fifa President Sepp Blatter is currently being questioned by representatives of the Swiss attorney general, the BBC understands.
In a statement, the attorney general's office said it had opened "criminal proceedings" against Mr Blatter.
It said he was being investigated "on suspicion of criminal mismanagement as well as - alternatively - on suspicion of misappropriation".
Earlier, Fifa cancelled a press conference at its Zurich headquarters.--BBC
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