World Cup whistleblower’s family accuse Fifa of being complicit in his imprisonment in Qatar

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“Fifa is complicit in Abdullah’s imprisonment and Fifa’s silence is tearing apart our family. We refuse Fifa’s callous indifference. We refuse to back down: we’re calling today on Fifa to take responsibility and finally own up to this human rights travesty.

“Infantino’s conduct leaves you stretching for adjectives to describe just how badly this man is misgoverning the game,” said McGeehan. “He appears entirely deluded as to his status and appears unwilling to exert any sort of positive influence on the game. His conduct in the last few months has been shameful. He has been a disgrace to Fifa.

“The UN group look at the legality of detentions. If states do not respond the group can publish an opinion stating the detention is illegal essentially. This case directly implicates the World Cup organisers, both the supreme committee and Fifa, which is why we are announcing this in the middle of the Qatar World Cup.

 

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