Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish Football Federation, will have to explain himself at the end of April as part of a corruption investigation while he is already threatened with two and a half years in prison in the forced kiss affair which sparked strong reactions in Spain and in the world of football. The court of Majadahonda, a town on the outskirts of Madrid, “ summoned Luis Rubiales, as indicted, on Monday April 29 », Soberly indicated the Spanish justice system in a press release published this Tuesday, April 9, regarding a case linked to contracts concluded by the Spanish Federation. Luis Rubiales was briefly arrested last week at Madrid-Barajas airport, as part of this investigation which relates in particular to the contract to relocate the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia, and was informed of its implementation. examination for money laundering, commercial corruption, unfair administration and membership in a criminal organization. Rubiales has been pursued at the same time for months by the courts in the case of the forced kiss of player Jenni Hermoso after the world coronation of the Spanish women’s team in August 2023. Indicted for sexual assault and ” coercion » Due to the pressure exerted on the player to convince her to say that this kiss had been consensual, he should be judged on a date which has not yet been fixed.
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