Prince Ali, one of five candidates bidding to succeed Sepp Blatter, is seeking reassurances over the voting procedure for the election and had called for a postponement, according to lawyers claiming to represent the Jordanian.
Prince Ali has taken the case to CAS, which issued a statement on Tuesday.
It read: “The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered an appeal and request for urgent provisional measures filed by HRH Prince Ali Al Hussein of Jordan against a decision taken by the FIFA ad-hoc electoral committee dated 15 February 2016 in which it declined to incorporate the use of transparent voting booths for the upcoming FIFA presidential election.
“HRH Prince Ali Al Hussein seeks an order that FIFA be directed to use transparent voting booths, as well as independent scrutineers, in order to safeguard the integrity of the voting process and to ensure that the vote is conducted in secret. FIFA has been invited to file written observations in reply to Prince Ali’s request.
“The request for provisional measures will be decided by CAS no later than the morning of Thursday 25 February 2016. In the meantime, the CAS will not comment on this pending matter.”
