Shortly after former Argentinian football official killed himself amid bribery allegations,prosecutors say Manuel Burga made throat-slicing gesture at witnessA defendant in the Fifa corruption trial was accused of intimidating a key government witness, just hours after a former Argentinian football official killed himself following an accusation in court on Tuesday that he had taken millions in bribes.
Plunging the US trial of three former Fifa officials deeper into controversy, and federal prosecutors on Wednesday accused Manuel Burga,the former head of Peru’s football organization, of making a “slicing motion across his throat” directed at Alejandro Burzaco, or a former sports marketing executive who has confessed to paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to senior Fifa officials. Related: Former official kills himself hours after bribery accusations in Fifa trial Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com