The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert has today opened formal adjudicatory proceedings against Luis Bedoya, a former member of the FIFA Executive Committee, former CONMEBOL vice-president and former president of the Colombian FA, and Sergio Jadue, a former CONMEBOL vice-president and former president of the Chilean FA, based on the final reports submitted by the investigatory chamber.
The chairman of the adjudicatory chamber has studied the reports carefully and decided to institute formal proceedings against the two officials. For reasons linked to privacy rights and the presumption of innocence, the adjudicatory chamber will not publish further details at the present time.
In the course of the proceedings, both parties will be invited to submit their positions, including any evidence relevant to the final reports of the investigatory chamber (art. 70 par. 2 of the FIFA Code of Ethics), and they may request a hearing (art. 74 par. 2 of the FCE).
• This media release was originally published on the Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s (FIFA) internet site on 24 February 2016. To access the original, please click here.
