Haitian Football Federation chief temporarily suspended by FIFA
ZURICH - The president of Haitian Football Federation Yves Jean-Bart has been provisionally banned from all football-related activities, the world football governing body FIFA announced on Monday.
According to FIFA, this sanction has been imposed in connection with ongoing investigations concerning Jean-Bart.
"In accordance with articles 84 and 85 of the FIFA Code of Ethics, the investigatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has provisionally banned Mr. Yves Jean-Bart, President of the Haitian Football Federation (FHF), from all football-related activities at both national and international level, for a period of 90 days," read a statement of FIFA.
"Mr. Jean-Bart was notified of the decision today. The provisional sanction comes into force immediately," it added.
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