The Court of Arbitration for Sport has canceled the life ban imposed by FIFA on Yves Jean-Bart, the former president of the Haitian Football Federation, for lack of sufficient evidence on the allegations of rape of players, indicated Tuesday February 14 the court in a statement. ” The Arbitral Panel considers that the evidence brought against Yves Jean-Bart concerning the accusations of sexual abuse is inconsistent, imprecise and contradictory. “, underlines the press release. “ The Panel therefore decides to allow the appeal and to cancel the sanctions set out in the contested decision. “, explains the court. In its award, the CAS unanimously noted “ the lack of consistency and inaccuracies in the statements of victims and witnesses presented by Fifa “. In addition, the court does not consider the indications contained in documents drafted by third-party organizations, such as HRW and FIFPro, to be sufficiently conclusive, since these indications – which could or could have served as a basis for investigative measures intended to verify the -substantiated – have not been corroborated or confirmed by other regularly administered evidence “. In November 2020, the adjudicatory chamber of the world football body recognized the leader – then 73 years old and at the head of the federation for two decades – guilty of having ” abused his position ” For “ sexually harass and assault several players, including minors “. The internal justice of Fifa had therefore suspended him for life ” of all football-related activities, at national and international level “. She also ordered him to pay 1 million Swiss francs (an equivalent sum in euros). The case is part of an investigation by the British daily The Guardian published in the spring of 2020. According to young girls quoted by the Guardian, Yves Jean-Bart allegedly raped many underage players.
the CAS cancels the life ban of the former Haitian president of the federation
