FIFA ethics judge arrested

Baku. 21 November. REPORT.AZ/ Sundra Rajoo, a FIFA ethics committee judge, was arrested in Malaysia on suspicion of corruption and resigned Wednesday as director of an arbitration service, Report informs citing AP. Lawyer Cheow Wee said a court refused a request for a seven-day remand order against Rajoo, and that he was later released unconditionally. The lawyer said the MACC sought Rajoo’s remand to protect and continue its investigation into allegations the ethics judge accepted and used his office for financial favors.

FIFA did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Rajoo’s status within the world soccer body’s judicial system. The MACC could not immediately be reached for comment.