His handling of the corruption scandal in the football world, commonly known as the “Fifagate”, ultimately got the better of his post. Questioned last year by the Swiss Criminal Court (TPF), Michael Lauber, 54, Attorney General of the Swiss Confederation since 2011, in charge of the case since 2015, announced his resignation on Friday. He was suspected of having neglected several duties of his position, notably by meeting informally and on three occasions, Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA between 2016 and 2017.
"I respect the decision of the Federal Administrative Court, writes the boss of the MPC (Federal Public Prosecutor's Office) in his press release. However, I continue to firmly reject the accusation of lying. However, the fact that I am not believed in my capacity as Attorney General is detrimental to the Federal Prosecutor's Office. "These meetings between Lauber and Infantino were revealed in 2016 and 2018 by the" Football Leaks ", reporting the leak of several million confidential documents.
The Supervisory Authority of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Swiss Confederation (AS-MPC) then stressed that the head of the Swiss public prosecutor's office had not told the truth on several occasions and made serious breaches in his function, about these appointments. you informal. Michael Lauber had been dismissed from FIFA-related proceedings in June 2019. A salary cut of 8% was also requested for one year.