Prince Ali seeks suspension of FIFA vote
February 23, 2016Lawyers for Jordanian Prince Ali bin Al Hussein have confirmed that they have filed an official request at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to suspend Friday's FIFA presidential election.
They said that the prince was unhappy with the arrangements for the election, after after FIFA turned down his request that transparent booths be used for the voting.
"FIFA opposed our request for an accelerated procedure so that these questions could be decided before February 26," Prince Ali's lawyers explained. "It was therefore natural that Prince Ali goes to the CAS." They also argued that by turning down the request, FIFA had denied the prince "any right to a fair and transparent voting process."
Champagne, Prince Ali, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa of Bahrain, UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino and Tokyo Sexwale are the candidates for this week's election.
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