10 questions the FA need to answer in the Suarez/Evra case #lfc #suarez
1. Why does the FA seemingly have no procedure to ensure absolute privacy & confidentiality for reporting & resolving sensitive incidents?
2. In the absence of any procedure, why has there been no public request from the FA to ask for media restraint to ensure a fair hearing?
3. Did all interviewees have recourse to the same video evidence before finalising their statements?
4. Have all documented incidents that happened during the match been investigated according to the FA’s own disciplinary procedures?
5. Why did it take the FA over 1 month to decide there was a case to answer and charge Suarez?
6. Why did the FA finally choose to announce the charge within 2 hours of the Sepp Blatter “racism/handshake” gaffe?
7. On what basis do the FA think it is fair and reasonable to announce the verdict without the full written judgement and rationale?
8. After announcing verdict why did FA statement not request responsible media reporting until judgement was available?
9. If it’s true that the QC leading hearing had planned vacation why wasn’t verdict or whole hearing delayed until his return?
10. Why is there no basic scale of penalties for FA rule E3 (1) aligned to other FA penalties such as “serious foul play”?

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