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Former FIFA vice-president jailed in Trinidad
San Juan (Trinidad): Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner remained in custody in Trinidad and Tobago after his arrest in connection with United States corruption charges, a senior official in the Trinidadian Ministry of the Attorney General said.
Warner was detained after Trinidadian authorities received a request from the US on provisional arrest pending extradition but “there’s no formal extradition request yet”, Kylene Deosingh said on Thursday. The former FIFA executive remains behind bars after failing to post a bail of TT $2.5 million, reports Efe.
Deosingh said that if US authorities don’t submit a formal request for extradition within 60 days “Warner can make a request for the charges to be discharged”. Warner’s next hearing is set for July 9.
The 72-year-old businessman and politician proclaimed himself “innocent of any charges” on Wednesday after Swiss and US authorities accused him of corruption alongside 13 other sports executives named in indictments. He surrendered to authorities hours after issuing a press release insisting that he “walked away from the politics of world football to immerse myself in the improvement of lives in this country where I shall, God willing, die”.
News of corruption allegations came as FIFA is set to meet in Zurich on Friday to elect the organisation’s president.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
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Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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