National Court recognizes Andorran businessman’s right Joan BesoliPartner of the ex-president of FC Barcelona Sandro Rosellwith To be compensated by the Ministry of Justice in the amount of 70.000 Euro Compensation for non-pecuniary detention for 645 days (almost 22 months) of temporary detention, as stated in a sentence of March 22, which was accessible to El Periódico de España of the Prensa Ibérica group.

National Court In April 2019, Besolí, Rosell and the other defendants were presumed innocent. crimes they are prosecuted for: money laundering and criminal organization. The prosecution did not take the sentence to the Supreme Court.

The Third Chamber of the contested Administrative Division, in its decision on March 22, partially approved Besolí’s appeal to the Ministry of Justice, which dismissed the case. Inheritance liability claim of 4,609,622 Euros. Sources consulted assure that this businessman plans to appeal the decision on appeal.

“Unaccountable Behavior”

Besolí justified this lofty claim by assuring that the deprivation of liberty to which he was subjected had caused a “notorious” series of conditions and damages in the personal and family sphere; as well as damage to reputation. He explained that “he was a person of impeccable manners and Andorra“, with a relevant public projection as he is the Minister of Financeand a famous Andorran businessman with an average annual income of around 200,000 euros.

Besolí also noted that the charge against him, in particular the crime of money laundering, was “one of the Alleged (and nonexistent) improper collection of commissions for the audio-visual rights to 24 matches of the Brazil National Football Team and a contract with NikeThe ruling, which thus hints at the content of Rosell’s partner’s source, says it casts “a shadow of serious doubt on her public image, given its wide media and internet repercussions”.

Precisely his presence in the case of the former president of FC Barcelona, ​​and his involvement in football rights, sustained Besolí’s appeal, which had a greater resonance in Andorra, a population of 77,000. : “What did it mean to question his flawless personal and professional career?Considering that there were events related to his business activity which he had carried out flawlessly up to that date,” recalls the National Court’s decision that transcribed the Andorran businessman’s appeal.

family damage

The deprivation of liberty also took its toll on family status, which had been very stable for 30 years. “suddenly stopped” for “strictly restricting” visits to relatives to persons expressly authorized by the prison authority, as well as telephone calls. The National Court’s order also points to a serious family accident that increased Besolí’s psychological state.

In the Rosell case, the Justice Department asked the National Court not to recognize the former head of Barça. compensation for damages exceeding 27 euros determined for each day of preventive detention 17,415 €. His lawyer requested 29.7 million euros.

The ‘sewers’ of the Mariano Rajoy Government Police, as reported by El Periódico de España Maneuvered in 2014 to launch an investigation without judicial control, against the then head of FC Barcelona. Based on the evidence published by this newsroom and El Periódico de Catalunya, a court in Madrid sued for these events.