A new scandal stains the figure of Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the picture of Qatar and the election of this country as the organizer of the 2022 World Cup. The newspaper Release reveals that “by order of the emir”, the president of Paris Saint-Germain he ordered a 41-year-old Franco-Algerian businessman to be jailed and was not released until nine months later. This, who lived in Doha with his wife and his children, had compromising information about the leader of the French club.
Tayeb B., who thus identifies the businessman, was arrested on January 13, 2020 and was not released until he agreed to deliver this compromising information about Al-Khelaifi. This would include a USB with multiple sensitive files, as well as a hard drive.
One of the issues that has already been revealed includes the involvement of the president of the PSG in the election of Qatar as the venue for the 2022 World Cup. An election on which the shadow of suspicion fell from the beginning. The Franco-Algerian businessman ended up giving in after almost a year in detention. During this time, he suffered strong psychological pressure.
The emir, committed
Material that would put in check not only Al-Khelaifi, but also the emir of Qatar, since the aforementioned media explains that the arrest was motivated by the emir himself. In France there is talk of blackmail, arbitrary arrest, abuse and shameful documents.
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Denial
Among the compromised documents, situations from Al-Khelaifi’s private life in Paris would also appear. After the Libération investigation was revealed, a relative of the PSG president himself has denied everything published. Furthermore, he has accused Tayeb B. of seeking to “systematically link his Qatari missteps with Nasser.” He has described him as “a blackmailer, who wanted millions of euros and got burned”.