Swiss appeals court acquits Blatter and Platini in graft case

As in the first instance, when the pair were acquitted in 2022, the extraordinary appeals court in Muttenz near Basel did not follow the recommendations of prosecutors who had requested suspended sentences of 20 months. After almost 10 years of proceedings, a final appeal is still possible before the Swiss Federal Court, but only on limited legal grounds. Blatter, 89, and Platini, 69, again appeared in court on charges stemming from a delayed payment of two million Swiss francs (1.8 million euros)...