Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Jack says report that exonerated him offers hope for truth and transparency

Jack Warner said Monday he has regained some hope in the power of truth and transparency.

The FIFA Vice President made the statement in a media release in reaction to the report of the independent investigator on the bribery allegations made by the former England FA chairman, Lord Treisman.

The report cleared Warner and three other top FIFA executive members of any wrongdoing.

Warner said this is proof that "Whenever the truth is told, people will always be able to have their names exonerated."

He added, "The report confirms what I have been saying ever since these fallacious and malicious allegations were made.

"It is an irrefutable fact that had confidentiality agreements not debar certain people from revealing their full knowledge of all matters surrounding many who are the source of the allegations against me, I would be able to more freely fight the conspiracy being waged against me."

Warner said Lord Treisman, like those "who continue to malign my name with these allegations of bribery, will see their efforts come to futility because I remain resolute in the truth that I have done nothing wrong."

He also mentioned the FIFA Ethic Committee that handed him a provision suspension Sunday, saying "It should be instructive to the FIFA Ethics Committee as to just how independent enquiries should be conducted."

He said the abuse of power that the committee exhibited in its hearing "is a far cry from what such a body should be exhibiting."

The Trinidad and Tobago Works and Transport minister said, "It must have pained Mr. Blatter and Mr. Valcke to read this report. But the fact which cannot be changed is as Valcke declared "all four are completely clean." It is because of this complete cleanness why Sir Dave Richards, who is no friend of mine, can say truthfully that he has never heard me ask for money or ask for funds to be channelled through me."

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Our family at home in Toronto 2008

Our family at home in Toronto 2008
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