Olympic powerbroker indicted, faces Swiss forgery trial

GENEVA (AP) — Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad has stepped aside from his IOC work while facing a criminal trial in Switzerland.
The Kuwaiti sheikh denies wrongdoing but says in a statement he does not want “these politically motivated allegations to distract attention” from his Olympic work.
Sheikh Ahmad has been indicted for forgery in Geneva in an investigation arising from a dispute with another Kuwaiti royal family member.
Sheikh Ahmad is a 26-year International Olympic Co