国际足联暂停布拉特职务

AS IT IS 2015-10-09 FIFA Suspends Blatter 国际足联暂停布拉特职务

FIFA president Sepp Blatter was suspended Thursday for 90 days by an ethics¹ committee.

The suspension comes less than two weeks after Swiss attorneys opened a criminal investigation² against Blatter. He is charged with possible involvement in a $2 million payment in 2011 to Michel Platini, the head of the Union of European Football Association.

FIFA said Blatter is not permitted to represent the organization in any capacity.

But Mr. Blatter’s lawyers say the FIFA committee failed to follow its own rules by not letting him give evidence. They also say the suspension was based on a "misunderstanding" of the case presented by the Swiss.

Issa Hayatou will serve as acting³ FIFA president. He served as the head of the Confederation of African Football for many years. He was once punished for misconduct by the International Olympic Committee.

The ethics committee also gave a 90-day suspension to FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke. In addition, the committee banned former vice⁴ president Chung Mong-joon for six years and imposed a $100,000 fine.

In May, 14 FIFA officials were arrested in Zurich, Switzerland. They were charged in the United States with nearly 50 counts of corruption⁵. Swiss officials have opened a separate criminal investigation involving the selection of Russia and Qatar as hosts for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments.

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ethics - n. rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad

misconduct - n. wrong behavior; behavior or activity that is illegal or morally wrong

1 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

5 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。