Nigeria's Amos Adamu and Tahiti's Reynald Temarii, both FIFA Executive Committee members, were last month suspended pending a FIFA ethics committee hearing after allegations in the newspaper that they asked for money in return for their World Cup votes.

“Forging identity, fabricating evidence and setting traps are unethical behaviours in my point of view,” Bin Hammam said on his website. "One thing about Middle East media, these are rare happenings there. Is it ethical to use unethical measures to protect the ethic? How can we serve justice and look for fairness by not acting justly and fairly? How will we clean dirty laundry by using dirty water?"

The FIFA ethics committee is additionally investigating separate allegations that Qatar's 2022 bid has colluded with the Spain/Portugal 2018 bid, which is forbidden by bidding regulations.

Bin Hammam also revealed it was Michel Platini, president of European football’s governing body UEFA, who made the decisive intervention to prevent the 2022 vote being postponed until next year.