2023-09-01 21:26:49
He does not disarm. Quite the contrary. The president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, says this Friday that he will continue to defend himself “to prove the truth”, after the Spanish Administrative Court of Sport (TAD) opened disciplinary proceedings against him for having kissed forcibly the player Jenni Hermoso, and that the government announced that it was going to ask for her suspension.
“I continue to trust the independence of the bodies where this question must be resolved, despite the fact that political pressure and that of certain media is as self-serving as it is brutal and that information on this subject is the subject of a multitude of manipulations, lies and censorship,” Rubiales denounced in a press release. published by the newspaper El Mundo.
The TAD had earlier announced the opening of disciplinary proceedings for “serious misconduct” against Luis Rubiales. The opening of this for “serious misconduct” and not “very serious”, as requested by the Spanish government, does not allow the Higher Sports Council to pronounce a new suspension against Rubiales, already suspended by the Fifa for 90 days as a precaution.
The government calls for its suspension
The TAD had been deliberating since last Monday after the CSD, a government body, filed a complaint with the Sports Administrative Court last Friday for two “very serious offences”, possible “abuse of authority” and “acts undermining dignity or sporting propriety”, asking for the suspension of the president of the federation.
“We continue to believe that this complaint has all the legal grounds to be treated as a very serious offence”, explained Monday the Secretary of State for Sports and President of the CSD, Victor Francos. The “very serious” qualification of the facts was necessary for the CSD to be able to suspend Rubiales while waiting for the sports court to render a final verdict. Despite this, “the CSD will ask the court to temporarily suspend Luis Rubiales from his duties until the case against him is definitively resolved”, indicated the Minister of Culture and Sports, Miquel Iceta.
Several investigations in progress
Luis Rubiales sparked international outrage by surprisingly kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the mouth during the World Cup medal ceremony. FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against him.
In addition to sports justice, the prosecution of the National Audience, Spain’s main criminal court, has decided to open proceedings for “sexual assault” against him, according to a press release. The prosecution clarified that it was basing itself on the “public declarations” of the player, but that it will contact her to suggest that she file a complaint, an essential step to advance the criminal procedure.
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