Fifa hands over Jérôme Valcke’s emails to Swiss prosecutors

Fifa has handed over the suspended secretary general Jérôme Valcke’s emails to the Swiss prosecutors who are investigating his alleged involvement in a black market ticket scheme.

The world governing body had initially told the Swiss attorney general it would give access to the email accounts only if “several conditions be fulfilled”. However, it has now backed down and handed over all of Valcke’s emails since May and promised access to older messages.

A statement from the Swiss attorney general’s office said: “Today 24 September 2015 late afternoon, Fifa informed the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland [OAG] to unseal all email accounts belonging to Mr Jérôme Valcke, suspended secretary-general. Therewith, the OAG will have access to Mr Valcke’s email accounts as requested.

“Furthermore, the OAG is pleased to note that Fifa has handed over on its own initiative Mr Jérôme Valcke’s emails since May 2015.”

Valcke was suspended following a decision by Fifa’s emergency committee last week after emails surfaced suggesting he was implicated in a World Cup tickets scheme. He has denied any wrongdoing.