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| Fifa arrests: US asks Switzerland to extradite officials | Fifa arrests: US asks Switzerland to extradite officials |
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| The United States has asked Switzerland to extradite seven Fifa officials arrested on corruption charges in May, the Swiss authorities say. | The United States has asked Switzerland to extradite seven Fifa officials arrested on corruption charges in May, the Swiss authorities say. |
| Formal extradition requests were submitted on Wednesday, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) said. | Formal extradition requests were submitted on Wednesday, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) said. |
| The seven top Fifa executives arrested in Zurich are among 14 Fifa officials indicted on charges of "rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted" corruption. | The seven top Fifa executives arrested in Zurich are among 14 Fifa officials indicted on charges of "rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted" corruption. |
| The charges follow a major inquiry by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. | |
| The FOJ said Zurich police, acting on its behalf, would give the seven Fifa officials a hearing over the extradition requests. | |
| The officials and their lawyers would have 14 days to respond to the request, which could be extended "if sufficient grounds exist", the FOJ statement said. | |
| After that, the FOJ would give its decision "within a few weeks", but that warned any ruling could be challenged in both the federal criminal court and the federal supreme court. | |
| Jeffrey Webb, Fifa vice-president in charge of North and Central America, was among seven top officials arrested by Swiss police in a raid on a luxury hotel in the early hours of 27 May. | |
| They are currently being held in prisons around the Zurich region. | |
| The suspects are among 14 defendants the US has charged with racketeering, wire fraud, and money laundering conspiracies. | |
| In a 47-count indictment unveiled in a US federal court in New York, they were accused of participating "in a 24-year scheme to enrich themselves through the corruption of international soccer". | |
| Of the 14 charged, nine are Fifa officials and five are corporate executives. |