The former president of Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales This Friday, he stood up again for the kiss he gave Jenni Hermoso After the final of the Women’s World Cup last summer she was let go, and she again accused the player of changing her version after what happened.
Rubiales He went to the National Court this Friday to personally collect the resolution that brought him to trial for the alleged crimes of sexual assault and coercion on the footballer.
Upon his departure, he refused to answer questions from the media that were waiting for him, but he wanted to declare that he continued to maintain his statement before the judge, where he affirmed that the kiss, which he described as a ” anecdote”, was agreed upon, and He never forced the international to justify it to the public.
“When the events that you all know happened, in the awarding of the medals of Sydney (Australia), There was a single version with two parts. After a few days, one of the parties changed their version. “I will continue to maintain my version from the beginning to the end, because it is the truth,” he said.
After “hoping that everything will go well and that justice will be served”, Rubiales left the National Court with his lawyer, Olga Tubau, twenty minutes after his summons, scheduled for 10:00 am, and after collecting the resolution he sent to the dock.
Luque, Vilda and Rivera
Rubiales will be tried with three of his colleagues when he headed the RFEF: the recently dismissed former sports director of the men’s team Albert Lukethe former women’s coach Jorge Vilda and the one responsible for Federation Marketing, Ruben Riverawhich the Prosecutor’s Office accuses of coercion Jenni Hermoso to publicly justify the actions of Rubiales.
All but Albert Lukewhich will collect the resolution later in a court of Terrace (Barelona)was also present at National audience this Friday to complete this final formality before the trial, the date of which has not yet been set.
In personal notice of the order to open the oral trial, the 24-hour period imposed by the judge on Rubiales to pay the bail to face possible civil liabilities in case of being found guilty: 65,000 euros for the crime of sexual assault and another 65,000 euros, but in this case with the other three defendants, for the crime of coercion.
The former federation president, who is being investigated in another Madrid court for alleged corruption in the contracts of RFEFis facing a request from the Office of the Prosecutor at the National Court and accusations of two and a half years in prison, while the other three defendants are facing one and a half years.
The Prosecutor’s Office maintains that, on August 20 after the victory of the women’s team in the World Cup, Rubiales “He kissed her on the lips” Jenni Hermoso in a “surprise” way and without his consent, and accuses him of forcing him and those around him to “justify and approve” his actions, a “harassment situation” in which he also blames others three other defendants.
Source: La Verdad
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