The operation is carried out by the Court of First Instance and Instruction number 4 of Majadahonda (Madrid) in coordination with the Prosecutor’s Office against Corruption and Organized Crime.
During the day this WednesdayThe Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Spanish Civil Guard searched the headquarters of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) as part of the investigation into allegations of irregular contracts linked to commissions received by Gerard Piqué’s company , Kosmos Global Holding, in which the former president of the Federation Luis Rubiales actively participated in bringing the Super Cup to Saudi Arabia .
As noted, seven arrests took place during the proceedings, including that of Pedro Manuel Segura in his capacity as director of the Judicial Advisory Service and head of human resources. The operation also includes a search of Rubiales’ home in Granada.
All these police procedures are carried out under the direction of the Court of First Instance and Instruction number 4 of Majadahonda (Madrid), in coordination with the Special Prosecutor’s Office against Corruption and Organized Crime. It also benefits from the support of EUROPOL.
vsIt should be noted that this operation is linked to the complaint filed in June 2022 against Rubiales and the former Barcelona footballer for the alleged crimes of commercial corruption and unfair administration. .
This complaint was filed by Miguel Ángel Galán, director of the National Training Center for Football Coaches (CENAFE), and refers to the commissions received by the RFEF and Piqué’s company for playing in the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.
The intervention of the Civil Guard comes at the same time as the Spanish team was training for the friendly matches that it must play in the coming days against Colombia in London and Tuesday against Brazil at the Bernabéu.
Statement from the prosecutor’s office
In the middle of this process, the prosecution sent a press release describing the scale of the operations.
“This morning, under the direction of the Court of First Instance and Instruction No. 4 of Majadahonda, within the framework of preliminary procedure 338/22, and in coordination with the Special Prosecutor’s Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, the Central Unit Operational Civil Guard, with the support of EUROPOL, carries out various actions in different provinces throughout Spain,” they begin by indicating.
“The interventions are part of an investigation linked to alleged criminal acts linked to business corruption, unfair administration and money laundering. “They continue.
“In this context, 11 homes will be raided and searched, as well as the execution of legal requests to different public and private entities,” they add.
“The proceedings are expected to end with seven detained and five under investigation. The procedures containing the previous actions remain secret,” they concluded.
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