Swiss Justice Ministry freezes millions of Swiss francs related to FIFA
Thursday 17 December 2015 10:09, UK
The Swiss Justice Ministry has confirmed it has frozen millions of Swiss francs related to world football's governing body FIFA.
Spokesman Folco Galli revealed the action was taken recently at the request of authorities in the United States.
Galli said: "US authorities asked for documents related to 50 accounts at different banks, through which corruption money is supposed to have transited."
Galli, who was confirming a report by Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger, added that a "high double-digit million amount" had been frozen following the US query (one Swiss franc is worth 67p).
