Transparency International cuts ties with FIFADecember 1, 2011 - 17:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Global anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International has ended its working relationship with FIFA because past allegations of wrongdoing in world soccer won't be investigated. Sylvia Schenk, TI's sports adviser, said Thursday, December 1, she was "just astonished" that its conditions for joining a FIFA panel overseeing anti-corruption reforms were not accepted. Schenk told that TI had insisted that panel members should be unpaid and be given the go-ahead to re-examine old scandals, but FIFA did not agree to those requirements. "They neglected our recommendations," Schenk said in a telephone interview. "I can't understand it. I'm just wondering what happened from one day to another. ... It is all the better that we are not a member of it." FIFA declined comment, The Associated Press reported. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |