Argentine Minister confirms excellent relationship with FIFA required by case

The Argentine cabinet chief Anibal Fernandez, confirmed today that it has an "excellent relationship" with José Luis Meiszner, former secretary of Conmebol included in the list of persons to request international arrest in the case FIFA corruption, but asked for an investigation "to the bone". "I know José Luis many years and I want to believe that it has nothing to do. Well, he also investigated, have to investigate everything is in the public interest for the state," the head of the outgoing Cabinet said today during their daily contact with the media.

Fernández explained that 35 years who knows Meiszner ago and has been linked with him in politics Quilmes Athletic Club (Fernandez presides but does not exercise control for asking license).

In addition, it specified that the former general secretary of Conmebol "participated" with him in the "management of the Ministry of Labour" because it is a "very knowledgeable about the labor law" man.

Although they are joined by an "excellent relationship" Fernandez insisted that "if they go to investigate, mess knife to the bone" and recalled that the Argentine Treasury has already intervened to demand payment of taxes in the amounts allegedly charged by Meiszner as bribery . "The State has public interest in research, (July) Grondona, who died of Argentine football coach whose name has also been splashed in the scandal, of Meiszner or whoever," he said.

"Come to where you have to get, because if not ending any form getting into the bag to everyone and the reality is that they have to see what happened," he said.

The investigation into alleged corruption in FIFA on Thursday resulted in the arrests of Juan Angel Napout and Alfredo Hawit, highest authorities of the South American Confederation and CONCACAF.

Meiszner, who last week had submitted his resignation as Secretary General of Conmebol he held since 2011, was included in a list of people with international arrest request.

According to information to which EFE had access, Meiszner in Buenos Aires is plunged into a deep depression for three months.