declaration Juan Rubiales, former chief of staff A study at the Anti-Corruption Office of the President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and his sexual uncle, held on 30 May Open case in Majadahonda (Madrid) Court of First Instance and Order No. 4). This is the body that has been investigating Luis Rubiales and Barça football player and Kosmos president Gerard Piqué on charges of unfair management and business corruption since last June. alleged irregular commissions paid with the company’s money.
This was pointed out to El Periódico de España by Public Ministry sources, who limited themselves to stating that the statement was given to the Court and would now correspond to the Court. the judge in the case, Delia Rodrigo, Evaluate the criminal significance.
In his statement before Anti-Corruption Prosecutor José Miguel Alonso Carbajo, the content of which was published by the newspaper, World, Juan Rubiales confirms that the business’s money is also used in private parties. It specifically refers to one of these, In a house in Salobreña at the beginning of 2020.
According to the same information, Juan Rubiales would explain that the meeting was officially held as a working day, but “it was not so” in reality. a group of young girls were invited and attended by the president and his most direct teampaid with all RFEF company cards.
This isn’t the first time Juan Rubiales has taken action against his nephew, as they both filed complaints against the manager in recent months after learning of his alleged espionage plot. In these cases before the courts, nephew accused his uncle of obtaining illegal information and while revealing secrets, uncle accuses his nephew of harassment and coercion.
RFEF statement
After the publication of Juan Rubiales’ statement before the Anti-Corruption, the Federation issued a statement opposing the accusations and references it wanted to make to the former chief of staff. “Ask for the permanent deterioration of the image of the President”.
Therefore, the RFEF deeply regrets and categorically rejects the statements made by the former President of the Presidency Chief of Staff at the Prosecutor’s Office last April. “The full intervention of Juan Rubiales, collected today by the newspaper El Mundo, has once again brought a new lie and manipulation exercise “He’s known for his alliances and those who want the image of the RFEF president to be continually tarnished, as well as for the vengeance of a former federal employee.”
According to the version of the sports federation, the costs of the meeting in Salobreña They ran entirely on behalf of each participant, including Juan Rubiales. “Neither the employees nor the RFEF were exposed to any irregularities. Despite the seriousness, the alleged facts, Juan Rubiales was unable to present a single piece of evidence to support his accusations, neither in the prosecution nor in court.”
The case, heard in the Majadahonda court, was filed following a complaint from the Association for Transparency and Democracy in Sport, led by CENAFE president Miguel Ángel Galán. He denounced some of the practices that appeared in private audio recordings and documents that Rubiales published. hiddenand allegedly illegally stolen from the RFEF chief’s cell phone.
Alleged crimes
Criminal acts allegedly condemned by the CENAFE president include: Agreement between Saudi Arabia and Kosmos Piqué’s company put in his pocket 24 million euro commission For bringing the Spanish Super Cup to the Saudi kingdom; spying on AFE chief David Aganzo; housing assistance paid by the RFEF to Rubiales; and his trip to the United States with two other federal workers.
The opening of this judicial remedy forced the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office to withdraw, which had already started its own proceedings. Therefore, the Public Prosecutor’s Office sent everything investigated thus far to Judge Rodrigo and lost control of the case and its exclusive rights to request a trial. A second complaint by Manos Limpias was also sent to Rodrigo.