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Ex-Guatemala football chief Brayan Jimenez held in Fifa probe
Source: BBC
Ex-Guatemala football chief Brayan Jimenez held in Fifa probe
13 January 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
Police in Guatemala have arrested a former head of the country's football federation as part of a major US corruption investigation into the sport's world governing body, Fifa.
The suspect, Brayan Jimenez, had been on the run since last month, when the US issued an arrest warrant for 16 Latin American football officials.
He was detained at a block of flats in the capital, Guatemala City.
His lawyer said he would not fight the extradition request.
"He will prove his innocence in the courts of the United States," said his lawyer, Francisco Garcia Gudiel.
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13 January 2016 Latin America & Caribbean
Police in Guatemala have arrested a former head of the country's football federation as part of a major US corruption investigation into the sport's world governing body, Fifa.
The suspect, Brayan Jimenez, had been on the run since last month, when the US issued an arrest warrant for 16 Latin American football officials.
He was detained at a block of flats in the capital, Guatemala City.
His lawyer said he would not fight the extradition request.
"He will prove his innocence in the courts of the United States," said his lawyer, Francisco Garcia Gudiel.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35299194
