FIFA Arrest (News 2016, by Pascal Mora) - Swiss Press Award
Pascal Mora
Zurich, 27.05.2015 Several top FIFA officials are being arrested by Swiss authorities, outside the five-star hotel "Baur au Lac" in Zurich, Switzerland, early Wednesday morning, May 27th 2015
Photo by Pascal Mora
The New York Times
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2016
Pascal Mora
A rude awakening in Zurich: in the early morning of May 27, 2015, six high-ranking officials of the World Football Association FIFA are arrested at the exclusive hotel Baur au Lac. The Swiss law enforcement authorities are acting at the behest of the U.S., which has raised serious allegations of corruption. This image of a detainee being led away through a side exit, protected from prying eyes by a sheet, spread around the world.
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