qatar khelaifi: The official said Khelaifi was suspected of corruption in regards with Qatar's track and field worlds . Khelaifi is from Qatar, according to The Guardian. Khelaifi's lawyer was not immediately available for comment and beIN declined to comment except to say the case doesn't relate in any way to the company . Questions for IAAF president's son over 5m request to Doha amid 2017 bid Read more BeIN's chief executive, Yousef al-Obaidly, faces preliminary charges of corruption, and the former IAAF president Lamine Diack is suspected of passive corruption in the same case. A French judicial official said the preliminary charge of active corruption was filed against Khelaifi, also the chair of the beIN media group, in mid-May in a case focusing on the payment of 3.5m to an IAAF official. According to Obaidly's lawyer, the investigating magistrate Renaud Van Ruymbeke based his suspicion on documents showing that a former IAAF official received two payments totalling about 3.5m from Qatari investors before the vote for the 2017 World Championships. The championships will be held in Doha from 27 September to 6 October. Qatar eventually lost to London but was later awarded the 2019 event.
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