Bin Hammam to appeal provisional suspension
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}By Brian Homewood
ZURICH (Reuters) - Mohamed Bin Hammam will appeal against a provisional suspension imposed by FIFA's ethics committee for allegedly offering cash for votes in his presidential campaign.
"Mohamed bin Hammam will not accept yesterday's decision by the FIFA ethics committee," the statement read.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Bin Hammam, who withdrew his candidacy for the FIFA presidency early on Sunday, will make his case to the appeals committee.
The Qatari was provisionally suspended along with fellow executive committee member Jack Warner over allegations about bribes for votes in the election campaign.
FIFA's ethics committee decided there was a case to answer over allegations that Bin Hammam paid Caribbean delegates $40,000 each to vote for him in the election.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Bin Hammam said he had not had a fair hearing.
"The way these proceedings have been conducted is absolutely not compliant with any principles of justice," he said in the statement.
"I am punished before I am found guilty."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Bin Hammam earlier responded to a claim, made in a leaked email sent by FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke, that he had been involving in "buying" the 2022 World Cup for Qatar.
"You would have to ask Jerome Valcke what he was thinking. I don't know why he has said that," the 62-year-old told the BBC.
"If I was paying money from Qatar you would also have to ask the 13 people who voted for Qatar."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Qatar denied doing anything wrong in its campaign to stage the tournament, when it saw off competition from South Korea, Japan, Australia and the United States for hosting rights.
"Qatar 2022 categorically deny any wrong-doing in connection with their winning bid," a statement released by a bid spokesman said.
(Editing by Kevin Fylan)