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2022 World Cup host Qatar spied on ex-Swiss prosecutor amid FIFA bid concerns: Report

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A spying operation on behalf of World Cup host Qatar bugged a 2017 hotel meeting between FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Switzerland's then-attorney general. At the time the prosecutor was overseeing a years-long probe of soccer officials that had begun in 2014 to look for suspected financial wrongdoing linked to World Cup bidders. The Qatari government's international media office dismissed the NZZ report as another attempt to spread false information about Qatar.

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News18 India

Qatar Spied on Top Swiss Prosecutor Probing FIFA: Report

The Qatari emirate rejected the allegations, saying they were part of "smear campaigns" by European media

6 months ago·India

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The Hindu

Qatar spied on ex top Swiss prosecutor probing FIFA: media

Qatar had denied the allegations, while Lauber's lawyer told the paper his client was not aware of being spied on and had not been blackmailed

6 months ago·India

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NDTV

Qatar Spied On Ex Top Swiss Prosecutor Probing FIFA: Report

Qatar spied on a former Swiss attorney general and bugged his secret meeting with the FIFA chief, amid fears it could be stripped of hosting the 2022 World Cup, media reported Sunday.

6 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

Report: Qatar spied on Swiss prosecutor, FIFA boss meeting

GENEVA (AP) — A spying operation on behalf of World Cup host Qatar bugged a 2017 hotel meeting between FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Switzerland’s then-attorney general during an investigation of soccer officials, Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung said Sunday.

6 months ago·United States

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abc News

Report: Qatar spied on Swiss prosecutor, FIFA boss meeting

A Swiss newspaper reports a spying operation on behalf of World Cup host Qatar bugged a 2017 hotel meeting between FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Switzerland’s then-attorney general

6 months ago·United States

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Washington Times

Report: Qatar spied on Swiss prosecutor, FIFA boss meeting

A spying operation on behalf of World Cup host Qatar bugged a 2017 hotel meeting between FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Switzerland's then-attorney general during an investigation of soccer officials, Swiss daily Neue Zurcher Zeitung reported Sunday.

6 months ago·United States

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