Spanish prosecutor’s office issues arrest warrant for Luis Rubiales

Luis Rubiales is full of complications . In addition to the three-year disqualification that FIFA imposed on him for his controversial behavior during the Women’s World Cup final won by Spain, during which he improperly kissed Jenni Hermoso and engaged in indecent behavior in the official forum, now Iberian justice gathers evidence against him as part of investigation into possible corruption-related offenses in trial linked to transfer of local Super Cup to Saudi Arabia a million dollar business in which Former footballer Gerard Piqué is also involved, through his production company Kosmos. . The scandal has sparked fears that Spain could lose the host of the 2030 World Cup.

The Iberian press reports that the public prosecutor’s office has issued an arrest warrant against the leader, with the aim of providing information that could be crucial for the development of the investigation in question. . Of course, there is a detail (or a few) that will prevent it from materializing. Most notable is that Rubiales is based in the Dominican Republic with his family. .

Rubiales left for the Caribbean country in February. He didn’t do it on vacation, as one might assume. There he intended to settle down and, to some extent, start his life anew. In any case, the choice of destination can also seem strategic. “This Caribbean country has not signed an extradition treaty with Spain, so everything will depend on Rubiales’ willingness to appear in court to clarify the facts. Otherwise and if you maintain your residence in the Dominican Republic, it will be difficult for you to be detained unless you leave the country. » says, for example, the Spanish newspaper Sport. In this scenario, a possible presentation of Rubiales to make statements should be voluntary.

Spanish police searched his home in Granada and seized material which will be made available to the courts for the respective investigations. If he had been in Spain at the time of the searches, he would have been arrested .

The Spanish prosecutor’s office has contacted the Dominican authorities, even if there is no provision obliging them to send them Rubiales. According to Spanish media, the former leader’s decision to settle in Central American territory is not due to the intention of evading justice. “I am absolutely amazed by all of this. I have been working here for months, in the Dominican Republic. I’ve been doing this for over a month straight. And in fact, my family was going to spend Easter with me ” he told journalist Isabel Rábago, of Telecinco, amid the upheaval caused by today’s police raid.