Rubiales responded to FIFA: “I will resort to the last resort to ensure justice is served and the truth is revealed.”

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Today, October 30, 2023, I was informed by FIFA about the decision on FDD-15763. I announce that I will object from now on. But next, I want to tell a story about what happened in this procedure. After I was notified by FIFA that the file was opened on August 24, I was given 10 days to present my stance on the issues explained in the file documents in question. On 26 August, FIFA, through the head of the Disciplinary Commission, contacted Ms. Jenni Hermoso in Colombia – in Paris, where she resides – by email at 04:28 at 04:28 and requested the ratification of the Declaration issued by the FUTPRO union. will be considered “their words”. At 5:47 a.m. in Colombia, the actor responded: “Thank you very much for this email. I confirm that the post is mine.” And at 6:59 in the morning in Colombia, I was informed that in addition to a provisional suspension for a period of 90 days, it was forbidden for Ms. Hermoso or her circle to contact me, either directly or indirectly.

So, 2 days after I was given 10 hours of time, I was notified that my position as RFEF President was provisionally suspended without listening to me. 1 hour and 12 minutes after receiving the player’s email, I was suspended from my duties by FIFA without being given the opportunity to testify or provide evidence. The FIFA procedure is characterized by UNFUNDAMENTAL decisions being made on their behalf, which in practical terms prevented me from immediately appealing, meaning that as of today I have been suspended for 66 of 90 days without any penalty. Full hearing to defend myself. Based on the initial decision temporarily suspending me for 90 days, which was given by 15 September and notified on the 19th, the Disciplinary Commission considered the decision and its urgency as “my presence as president of the RFEF is an obstruction of the course of justice” (in the FIFA disciplinary procedure).

However, although I submitted my resignation from both my position at RFEF and my position at UEFA, where I served as Vice President, on September 11, my objection was rejected by the decision of the Board of Appeal on September 29. If I no longer hold any position in the football world, how can I jeopardize the procedure by holding a position? Once again, everything was reported WITHOUT THE FOUNDATIONS, today, October 30, the foundations, which have not yet been communicated to me, once again prevented me from appealing the decision to CAS. And all this is only about the precautionary measures implemented. As for the disciplinary procedure, even though I insisted that I was suspended for 66 days, the hearing was still not allowed. A hearing was requested so that I could personally present my allegations to the Disciplinary Board, but it was rejected without explaining the reason.

I have repeatedly denounced before FIFA and CAS that the Disciplinary Commission had decided from the beginning to include in the dossier only the statements of those who had testified against me before the National Court. He never expressed any negative opinion towards me without taking any other news or publication into consideration. I understand that any judicial body must consider all available evidence, not just evidence that supports the version of the party seeking to convict me. Moreover, these opinions and statements were expressed from time to time even by people who were not part of the process.

Prejudices that have reached the point of being declared “the biggest disgrace in the football world” by the FIFA General Secretariat, statements questioning the impartiality and independence of the responsible institutions and statements that have not yet been realized, are around much more serious case files. Starting from the presumption of innocence that we all have – we should have – each can draw their own conclusions about how FIFA acted in comparison with my case and other matters where at least the defendant had the opportunity to present his own statement. claims before receiving an interim sanction (if they have received one). Moreover, the fact that some of them were not suspended, their cases were in my case, and the charges were much more serious, allowed them to continue practices contrary to what was in my case.

It is clear that the political and media lynching that has been received has created a wave in which some institutions want to act in a certain way, beyond preserving the presumption of innocence or giving all parties the same opportunities for the process to be fair and proportionate. Let everyone draw their own conclusions. I am also clear that, despite the efforts of some politicians, the media and institutions, the disproportionality and injustice in this regard is becoming more and more obvious. Today’s people largely understand this. After today’s news about the commission’s decision, which FIFA very quickly made public, which I did not have the opportunity to learn from the media and not from my own email, as it was published as soon as it was sent to me, and considering that they have not yet provided us with BASIC INFORMATION (AGAIN), I always maintain a version of events I assure you that this is the truth of what happened and will be the same as what I will tell you. keep it until the process is finished. I will resort to the last resort to ensure that justice is served and the truth is revealed.