LONDON, May 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Prior to announcing his candidacy in January, Prince Ali engaged Quest, under the leadership of Lord Stevens of
Kirkwhelpington, to ensure the highest levels of integrity and
ethical standards throughout his campaign for the presidency of
FIFA. This included ensuring ethical behaviour by everyone
associated with Prince Ali's
campaign, as well as guarding against any threats to the integrity
of the election process, attempts to smear Prince Ali's reputation or campaign dirty
tricks, by any source.
In keeping with this guidance from Prince Ali, his campaign team has routinely
referred unsolicited inquiries that appeared to involve
questionable behaviour to Quest to
determine whether offers made presented any threat to Prince Ali, his reputation or the integrity of
the election process.
Today's report on Agent France
Presse (AFP) of what appears to be an attempt to "blackmail"
Prince Ali is one of several
unsolicited offers from individuals claiming to have information
that could be helpful to his campaign that was turned over to
Quest.
The first approach which was the subject of today's report was
received in January.
In April, Prince Ali's campaign
team was contacted by another individual who claimed the
ability to deliver 47 votes, in addition to what appeared
to be illegally obtained information relating to the financial
activities of Mr. Sepp Blatter. The
campaign referred the matter to Quest,
instructed them to reject the offer and to engage with relevant law
enforcement agencies. The individual's claims to have
obtained information illegally are now under police
investigation.
Prince Ali's campaign has not
received any offers involving questionable behaviour
or potential illegalities from FIFA Member Associations or
individuals claiming to act on their behalf.
A senior member of HRH Prince
Ali's campaign team said: "These unethical and seemingly
illegal offers are indicative of the current aura of corruption
that continues to tarnish FIFA's reputation. All such approaches
have been referred to the police. Prince
Ali will continue to work with the correct authorities in
his determination to root out intimidation at FIFA."
W: http://www.theproffice.com
SOURCE QUEST