2023-09-29 14:21:30
The judge of the National Court Francisco de Jorge continues to look for testimonies that support the procedure for alleged crimes of sexual assault and coercion that the former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales could have committed by giving a kiss on the mouth to the international Jenni Hermoso. Thus, he has summoned the national coach Luis de la Fuente and five other people as witnesses for the coming days.
De la Fuente has been cited for next October 20, and in addition the head of the Central Court of Instruction number 1 has scheduled for that day and for October 27 the appearances, also as witnesses, of the director and deputy director of communication of the Football Federation, Pablo García Cuervo and Enrique Yunta; as well as that of the psychologist of the women’s team Javier López Vallejo; lto the former chief of staff of Luis Rubiales Call Rudder and that of the person responsible for compliance of the Federation Javier Puyol. All of them are related to the alleged pressure exerted on the footballer to give a certain version of the kiss received from her boss after the final that gave the women’s team victory in Australia.
On the other hand, the statement of the director of the men’s team, Albert Luque, initially cited on the 10th along with that of the former women’s coach Jorge Vilda, has been changed to October 16. Vilda maintains her appearance on the initial date along with the Marketing Chief of the RFEF, Rubén Rivera, who has also been accused of being the alleged perpetrator of the coercion investigated.
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These summonses are announced just one day after the press officer of the women’s soccer team, Patricia Pérez, also testified as a witness, confirming the pressure and carrying out a dump of your phone device in court. This procedure was also completed this Thursday by Rafael Hermoso, the soccer player’s brother, who visited the National Court again for this purpose. Likewise, this Thursday, a statement was taken as a witness from the former director of Integrity of the Federation. Miguel García Caba. The next milestone The procedure will take place next Monday, October 2, when statements will be taken from National Team players Alexia Putellas, Irene Paredes and Misa Rodríguez.
The first to appear before Judge De Jorge, on September 15, was Rubiales himself, who denied the lack of consent for the kiss and the pressure and who left the judicial body with precautionary measures, since it was agreed that he could not communicate with the player during the investigation of the open case, also prohibiting him from approaching her within 200 meters.
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