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'Qatargate': French financial prosecutor requests for trial in Polynesian branch of case

According to information obtained by Le Monde, the national financial prosecutor's office has recommended that four individuals stand trial, including former Tahitian FIFA official Reynald Temarii and Qatari billionaire Mohamed bin Hammam, in connection with the controversial awarding of the 2022 football World Cup to Qatar.

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'Qatargate': French financial prosecutor requests for trial in Polynesian branch of case

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Peru Urges the OAS to Act on the Nicaragua Reform

Peru has called on the OAS and the UN to act over the Nicaragua reform. It wants to prevent a dictatorship consolidating.

  • Peru rejects Nicaragua's constitutional reform.
  • OAS and UN urged to take action.
  • Reform violates Inter-American Democratic Charter.

·riotimesonline.com

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