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Internet Desk : Suspended former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and his assistants were under a newflanged enquiry regarding taking salaries and bonuses as an amount of  80 million illegally , FIFA’s ethics  committee told the media.

FIFA’s scandal-plagued governing body told in June that Blatter and his co-officials Markus Kattner and Jerome Valcke took a bribe of an eight figure amount, for their own benefit in between 2011 and 2015.They also said that they had sent all the details to the Switzerland police, who are helping US authorities as they are enquiring former heads of football regarding worldwide fraud at the top level of Football.

In an announcement, FIFA’s ethics committee said that the previous day that they had started new activities against the three suspect for bribery , dispute of engrossment and dishonest dealing. Once upon a time the most powerful person of world football , already faced a six-year ban from FIFA regarding ethics breach ,as he was a suspect of paying 2 million USD to former UEFA president Michel Platini.

Former official Valcke who was disallowed for as long as 12 years , brought down to 10 years on appeal , over wrongdoing television deals as well as World Cup 2014 ticket selling. Kattner The other official , was also dismissed from FIFA as he was involved in millions of dollars scam .

“ Under the FIFA code of ethics , the investigatory chamber shall examine all circumstances of the cases equally . “ The Statement stated.