FIFA to ban Blatter from all football activities on nat'l, int'l level

GENEVA, Oct 8 (KUNA) -- The International federation of Football (FIFA) on Thursday decided to relieve Joseph S. Blatter of all his duties as FIFA President following the decision of the Independent Chairman of the Adjudicatory Chamber of the Ethics Committee to provisionally ban him from all football activities on a national and international level, in accordance with FIFA's Code of Ethics.
"Joseph S. Blatter, for the duration of the 90-day ban, is not allowed to represent FIFA in any capacity, act on the organisation's behalf, or communicate to media or other stakeholders as a FIFA representative", said he FIFA in a press release from its Headquarters in Zurich.
As mandated by article 32 (6) of the FIFA Statutes, Issa Hayatou, as the longest-serving vice-president on FIFA's Executive Committee, will serve as Acting President of FIFA.
It was also announced that the Independent Chairman of the Adjudicatory Chamber of the Ethics Committee issued a provisional 90-day ban for FIFA's Secretary General, Jأ©rأ´me Valcke.
This decision follows FIFA's announcement on 17 September 2015, that the organization had put Jأ©rأ´me Valcke on leave and released him from his duties effective immediately. On that date, FIFA requested a formal investigation by the Ethics Committee.
All operational business matters will continue to be overseen by Markus Kattner, Acting Secretary General. (end) ta.tg