Defenses of those investigated for allegedly putting pressure on a national team player Jenni Hermoso After the kiss given to him by the former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales They requested the National Court to postpone the player’s statement. It is planned to be held next January 2; although he advocates continuing this.
Legal sources told Europa Press that other representatives also joined the request of the defense of men’s national football team director Albert Luque. Especially his lawyer Claims that the day set for the declaration is not a business day according to current regulations.
His summons is part of a case in which the coach is investigating Rubiales for alleged sexual assault and coercion offenses over a kiss he gave her during World Cup victory celebrations in Australia and New Zealand. Notably, Hermoso’s is the last procedure pending in the case.
It should be noted that Hermoso testified before the chief prosecutor of the National Court, Marta Durantez, before the trial began. The actor later claimed that he was not respected. “They were subjecting me to something I had never sought or done in order to find myself in that situation.”he explained.
In the prosecutor’s statement revealed by Telecinco, the football player described the moment he received her kiss after Spain won the Women’s World Cup. According to his story, he hugged Rubiales and said: “We mixed“. The former president of the RFEF then jumped on him and commented: “Thanks to you, we won this World Cup.”
“The next thing they knew they were on my head and I didn’t hear anything else after that. “I saw myself kissing myself on the lips and immediately went down to the stage with my friends.”Hermoso recalled upon the prosecutor’s question. “I didn’t even expect this,” the athlete added. At this point, the football player reminded that the World Cup victory was a “historic event” that cost “a life”.
“I could never have expected something like this to happen in the end (…) I don’t think anyone would have expected a trustworthy person, no matter how spontaneous, to use that moment to do something like this. When Hermoso came off the stage, she told what happened with Rubiales to her teammates Alexia Putellas and Irene He also explained that he told Paredes.
Rubiales’ version
Before the judge, Rubiales argued that the kiss was a “show of affection”.and occurred “naturally”, He said it was in the light of “millions of eyes” and “with consent.” Hermoso’s lawyer argued that it was a “totally extraordinary celebration” and that she asked the actor before giving him the kiss and that it was “consensual”.
“If I had asked him before How can I not respect him?”When asked whether he respected the actor, he responded by kissing her on the mouth and then stated that Hermoso “died laughing” after this episode and gave him “two slaps on the side.”
However, in his statement before the Prosecutor’s Office, revealed by Telecinco’s ‘Código 10’ program, Hermoso explained that the kiss was not consensual and that he did not feel respected as a person and as a football player. “They were subjecting me to something I never sought or did to find myself in this situation,” he explained.