Two days after an offensive indictment from the Swiss federal prosecutor, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi's lawyers will present their very different vision of the case this Thursday morning in Bellinzona (in the south of Switzerland).
Grégoire Mangeat, Fanny Margairaz and Marc Bonnant will take turns addressing the three judges of the Court of Criminal Affairs.
They will plead the innocence and acquittal of their client.
“On March 25, the Court of Criminal Affairs retoked the prosecution's indictment, sending it to catch up,” recalls Me Bonnant, who will conclude the pleadings, the day after those of the representatives of Jérôme Valcke.
In my view, the new indictment is as insignificant as the first.
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The president of PSG is suspected as part of his activities as boss of the BeIN Sports group.
The Swiss prosecution accuses him of having bought a villa at 5 million euros in Sardinia, of having transferred it to a relative, before it was loaned to the manager, in exchange for his help in the allocation of TV rights.
Me Bonnant maintains that it is "proven that NAK in no case bought the villa", contrary to what the prosecution maintains.
The council recalls that the charges of private corruption were dropped and evokes "contortions" of the prosecution.
This had introduced the current charges when the prosecution for corruption was dropped following an amicable agreement between the leader and Fifa.
Me Bonnant sums it up with a touch of irony: “Nasser Al-Khelaïfi is accused of having implicitly incited Jérôme Valcke not to reveal to Fifa two advantages that he would receive… Can we create by silence, not one? look, a will that the other already has?
A meeting was held on October 24, 2013 in Boulogne-Billancourt, without recording or minutes, but prosecutors then claim to deduce the cause from the consequences.
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The trial should be closed this Thursday evening
The defenders of Jérôme Valcke and Nasser Al-Khelaïfi maintained during the debates that the amount of allocation of TV rights for the 2026 and 2030 World Cups ($ 480 million) was sufficient to prove that beIN Sports, led by NAK, did not had received no preferential treatment.
NAK's lawyers will also try to contradict Joël Pahud, the federal prosecutor, who accused the president of PSG of "contempt for justice".
The representative of the Swiss public prosecutor's office requested 28 months in prison against Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, with a suspension of between 14 and 22 months (three years, part of which suspended, were required against Jérôme Valcke).
“Nasser Al-Khelaïfi is of great humility, he does not forget his origins as the son of a pearl fisherman, repels Marc Bonnant.
He thanks God for what he has become and has both glorious and modest friends.
He has an understanding of life, people are important to him ... "
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The trial should be closed this Thursday evening, 10 days after its opening, after the pleadings of the representatives of the third accused, a Greek businessman, in a case in connection with Jérôme Valcke but not with the Qatari leader.
The judgment should not be rendered before the end of October or the beginning of November.
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