Sheikh Ahmad's Forgery Conviction Upheld on Appeal
The Olympic power broker avoids jail time, receives suspended sentence, and may still appeal to the Swiss federal tribunal.
- Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah, a long-time Olympic power broker, had his conviction for forgery upheld on appeal by a Swiss court.
- Sheikh Ahmad was involved in orchestrating a sham arbitration case a decade ago to implicate public rivals at home in a coup plot.
- The sheikh, an International Olympic Committee member since 1992, will not serve jail time but received a suspended sentence of two years for a probationary period of three years.
- Sheikh Ahmad, who was a senior FIFA official from 2015-17, can still appeal to the Swiss federal tribunal in Lausanne.
- The IOC's ethics commission, which already suspended the sheikh for three years until 2026, is reviewing the situation following the judgment.
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