PRINCE ALI TARGETTED BY VOTE MONGER

Zurich: Fifa presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein’s election team informed police after being approached by an individual who said he could

deliver 47 votes at Friday’s election, they said on Tuesday.

The approach was made in April and the individual also offered to provide “what

appeared to be illegally obtained” information relating to the financial activities of Fifa president Sepp Blatter, his

campaign added. The individual was not identi

fied, although the campaign said he was a third party, who

was not part of Fifa nor connected to any national football

association. The matter was referred to Quest, a UK- based corporate

intelligence firm, who were asked to contact the police and

the offer was rejected. Fifa’s ethics committee, however, was

not informed. “Our goal was not to create a campaign issue but to properly react to an approach made to

us that appeared to involve criminal activity,” Prince Ali’s

campaign said. “We did not engage the Fifa Ethics Committee because the

individuals concerned were third parties who were not part of Fifa, nor were they National

Association representatives.”