Barcelona charged with bribery in Negreira case - report
Barcelona have been charged with bribery for their payments to former Vice-President of the Referees Technical Committee (CTA) Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, in the so-called Negreira case, as per El Debate.
They claim that Barcelona have now been formally accused of bribery by the public prosecutor, which has been admitted by Judge Joaquin Aguirre. The charges fall not only to Negreira and Barcelona, but former Barcelona Presidents Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell, as well as Javier Enriquez Romero (Negreira’s son).
While the charge of ‘systemic corruption’ is yet to be proven, the charge of bribery can be justifiably labelled, according to the judge. The charge alleges that Barcelona paid Negreira for his role as in a public organisation, which constitutes bribery under Spanish law.
More to follow.
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