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FIFA's ethics committee will meet on July 22 and 23 to examine the case of Mohamed bin Hammam, who has been provisionally suspended on bribery charges.

Bin Hammam has already stated his intention to fight the allegations and will not resign from his post in the same way as FIFA vice-president Jack Warner. Warner removed himself from the scandal by resigning from all football-related positions, meaning FIFA had no jurisdiction to continue a case against him.

Bin Hammam, 62, was suspended along with Warner by FIFA's ethics committee in May pending a full inquiry into claims they offered or paid bribes totalling around US$1 million to the 25 members of the Caribbean Football Union.

The accusations were revealed just days before the FIFA presidential election, when Bin Hammam was due to take on Sepp Blatter. The revelations, and Bin Hammam's suspension, meant he had no choice but to withdraw from the election.

Bin Hammam believes that his position will be backed up by fellow FIFA members Worawi Makudi, from Thailand, and Manilal Fernando, from Sri Lanka, as they accompanied him on the trip to Trinidad on May 10 and 11 when it is alleged the bribes were paid.

The ethics committee will also hear the cases of Debbie Minguell and Jason Sylvester, the two Caribbean Football Union officials who were also suspended along with Warner.

FIFA said in a statement: "The FIFA ethics committee will meet on July 22 and 23 to examine the cases of Mohamed bin Hammam, Debbie Minguell and Jason Sylvester, who were provisionally suspended by the ethics committee on May 29 2011 in relation to an alleged breach of the FIFA code of ethics and the FIFA disciplinary code.

"The three officials have received the report on the investigations conducted by the ethics committee since May 29, and have been invited to present their position in writing prior to the meeting of July 22.

"The hearings with Mohamed bin Hammam, Debbie Minguell and Jason Sylvester will take place on July 22, when the parties as well as the ethics committee also have the opportunity to call on potential witnesses. On July 23, the ethics committee will deliberate and decide on the cases.''

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