Former Tahitian FIFA vice-president Reynald Temarii has assured that his indictment is a "non-event" He was indicted earlier this week for passive corruption in the investigation in Paris on the award of the World Cup-2022 to Qatar. He refuted these accusations and said he was "serene", on the Polynesian channel TNTV.

He has no official activity in football since FIFA suspended him for eight years for violating the code of ethics in 2015. The suspension ended on May 15. The indictment, the first in this case, was served on Mr. Temario by the investigating judges in charge of the case in a letter dated 22 May.