Prosecution’s possible action to convict world champion Jennifer Hermoso of kiss on the mouth is not the only action The problem of the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubialesyou can find in the courts. In addition to repeated complaints with his uncle and former chief of staff, Juan Rubiales, who sued him for harassment and coercion, the manager an alleged lawsuit is pending corruption This case has been pending for over a year at the Majadahonda Investigation Court No. 4, which, together with Gerard Piqué, former Barça football player and head of Kosmos, is investigating its president.
Also, as with the possible sexual assault complaint that National Court prosecutors are currently analyzing, it was the Association for Transparency and Democracy in Sport, led by CENAFE president Miguel Ángel Galán, that took action. Against Rubiales and Piqué after some information from ‘El Confidencial’ Agreement between Saudi Arabia and Kosmos, in which the culé company pocketed 24 million euros from the commission. The commissions involved in taking the Spanish Super Cup to the Saudi kingdom would have Rubiales’ knowledge and support in the operation being conducted. behind the federation.
Although the facts have been forensically investigated since the end of June 2022 – the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office has kept some preliminary proceedings open – the truth is that Months pass and no Rubiales or former Barça player is called to testify As accused by Judge Delia Rodrigo.
Prosecution awaits documents
Anti-corruption sources told El Periódico de España from the Prensa Ibérica group that the reason for the delay was, analyzing documents It was stated that Rubiales signed for the Super Cup celebrations in Saudi Arabia and was personally sent by the federation regarding the contract that will bring a millionaire commission to the brokerage company owned by Piqué. There are also missing documents requested through a letter of rogatory sent to Andorra to track down the money collected by Piqué and prosecutor in the case where José Miguel Alonso Carbajo preferred that everything be clarified before he requested the presence of the people being investigated.
In the same procedure, other alleged criminal acts attributed to Rubiales as Federation president are also investigated. Spying on David Aganzo, head of AFE, a federation-paid housing subsidy and also Charges transferred to the Federation for an alleged “recreational trip” to the USA with a woman Two other federation employees whom Rubiales always denied were personal.
The crimes attributed to today are those for which the Spanish Football Federation is still responsible. unfair management and corruption in business. Although he has not yet been summoned to testify, a year after the investigations began, Rubiales presented a briefing before the judge requesting the file and stating that he had filed charges against the charges against him and stated that he was nothing more than a victim. “media terminals”.
Party in Salobrena
The judicial investigation has reached a certain point Party celebrated by federation president Luis Rubiales with collaborators at a chalet in SalobreñaIt was possible to pay with corporate credit cards. Among other things, he wants to know if payments are made with corporate credit cards.
In addition, and since last September, as El Periódico de España reported, the General Intervention of the State Administration (IGAE), a body subordinate to the Ministry of Finance and Public Functions and responsible for controlling the economic-financial management of the country, has been in the public sector, search accounting now Decision of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) regarding the reported facts.
If he is called to testify in the coming months, it will not be the first time Rubiales has been called to justice as an investigator. Doubts about economic management One of the companies he headed.
The case known as the ‘Architect Case’ took place in Valencia in 2019. He tried to pay off his personal debt with funds from the Spanish Footballers’ AssociationA union he chaired for seven years, although the courts ruled in his favour. This case also included the assault charge of architect Yasmina Eid-Maccheh, who was renovating her home and was eventually sentenced to prison for molesting the leader and his underage daughters.
Another situation is Rubiales’ conflict with his uncle Juan intensifiedwas the chief of staff, with cross-complaints between the two. The nephew accuses the uncle of obtaining illegal information and revealing secrets, while the uncle accuses his nephew of harassment and coercion.