Olympic powerbroker to go on trial in Geneva in forgery case

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 file photo, Sheikh Ahmad al Fahad al Sabah, left, president of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), and IOC President Thomas Bach talk prior to the opening of the ANOC general assembly in Tokyo. Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah will go on trial in Switzerland this month accused of forgery in a case linked to political rivalry in Kuwait’s royal family. Lawyers for the sheikh say he will attend the hearing listed by a criminal court in Geneva to run from Feb. 22-26, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, fle)

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 file photo, Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, president of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), speaks during a meeting of the Association of National Olympic Committees, in Washington. Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah will go on trial in Switzerland this month accused of forgery in a case linked to political rivalry in Kuwait’s royal family. Lawyers for the sheikh say he will attend the hearing listed by a criminal court in Geneva to run from Feb. 22-26, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)

FILE - In this Friday, May 8, 2009 file photo, Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah from Kuwait speaks with FIFA President Sepp Blatter during the 23rd AFC Congress at a hotel in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah will go on trial in Switzerland this month accused of forgery in a case linked to political rivalry in Kuwait’s royal family. Lawyers for the sheikh say he will attend the hearing listed by a criminal court in Geneva to run from Feb. 22-26, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, file)