Jack Warner told reporters on Tuesday he has no intention of meeting with Louis Freeh, the former Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) director, who is investigating allegations of bribery within FIFA.
Warner is suspicious of Freeh because of his nationality and his close connections with fellow American Chuck Blazer. It was Blazer who prepared a file on Warner, accusing the works minister of wrongdoing.
Warner, who has resigned as FIFA's most senior Vice President, said he would cooperate with the on-going investigations into bribery allegations against Qatari Mohamed bin Hammam and Caribbean Football Union's (CFU) executive coordinator Jason Sylvester and assistant to the general secretary, Debbie Minguell.
The lawyer for the works minister, Om Lalla, confirmed that FIFA's Ethics Committee has contacted his client but added that Warner won't be attending their meeting.
"He has been contacted, but the hearing is at the end of June and Mr Warner would be unavailable to attend at this stage, " Lalla told the Express newspaper.
That statement contradicts one by FIFA which said Warner was willing to "appear as a witness in the continuing ethics committee investigation into bribery claims".
On Monday FIFA announced Warner's resignation and also stated that "as a consequence of Mr Warner's resignation, all ethics committee procedures against him have been closed and the presumption of innocence is maintained".
Lalla also dismissed opposition calls for Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs to continue to pursue an investigation into Warner's bribery allegations.
"Gibbs...cannot really do anything else at this point," Lalla said.
Warner is suspicious of Freeh because of his nationality and his close connections with fellow American Chuck Blazer. It was Blazer who prepared a file on Warner, accusing the works minister of wrongdoing.
Warner, who has resigned as FIFA's most senior Vice President, said he would cooperate with the on-going investigations into bribery allegations against Qatari Mohamed bin Hammam and Caribbean Football Union's (CFU) executive coordinator Jason Sylvester and assistant to the general secretary, Debbie Minguell.
The lawyer for the works minister, Om Lalla, confirmed that FIFA's Ethics Committee has contacted his client but added that Warner won't be attending their meeting.
"He has been contacted, but the hearing is at the end of June and Mr Warner would be unavailable to attend at this stage, " Lalla told the Express newspaper.
That statement contradicts one by FIFA which said Warner was willing to "appear as a witness in the continuing ethics committee investigation into bribery claims".
On Monday FIFA announced Warner's resignation and also stated that "as a consequence of Mr Warner's resignation, all ethics committee procedures against him have been closed and the presumption of innocence is maintained".
Lalla also dismissed opposition calls for Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs to continue to pursue an investigation into Warner's bribery allegations.
"Gibbs...cannot really do anything else at this point," Lalla said.
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