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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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Firstpost News

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Qatar spied on top Swiss prosecutor probing FIFA: Report

Qatar said 'reputable' media should 'verify the authenticity of such groundless allegations before contributing to the spread of disinformation'.

3 years ago·Mumbai, India

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News18 India

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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

3 years ago·India

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i24NEWS

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Qatar spied on top Swiss prosecutor probing FIFA – report

'Reputable' media should 'verify the authenticity of such groundless allegations before contributing to the spread of disinformation' - Click the link for more details.

3 years ago

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Dawson Creek Mirror

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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 Zürcher Zeitung said Sunday

3 years ago·British Columbia, Canada

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