The International Olympic Committee has rejected a complaint filed by the human rights NGO FairSquare against FIFA president Gianni Infantino for alleged breaches of rules on political neutrality, an IOC spokesperson told AFP on Friday.
The FairSquare complaint alleges that Infantino has “repeatedly breached IOC’s rules on political neutrality by offering his political support for US president Donald Trump”.
“The IOC Ethics Commission thoroughly analysed the complaint by FairSquare,” the spokesperson told AFP.
“The commission noticed that, pursuant to the Olympic Charter, each International Federation (IF) maintains its independence and autonomy in its governance.
“The complaint falls outside the IOC Ethics Commission’s jurisdiction”.
The oath taken by the Olympic body’s roughly one hundred members — including Infantino — requires them to act “independently of commercial and political interests,” an obligation also enshrined in the Olympic Charter.
In February, the IOC also dismissed an earlier controversy regarding Infantino’s attendance at the
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