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Luis Rubiales arrives in Madrid
The plane carrying the former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, has just landed at Barajas airport. Rubiales is under investigation for alleged contract corruption while he was head of the RFEF.
It remains to be seen what happens now. There are two possibilities. On the one hand, the UCO could read your rights, inform you of your charge and release you (pending court summons) or on the other hand, they could bring you to the Majadahonda court to appear before the judge.
The plane Rubiales is traveling in, about to land in Barajas
According to air traffic monitoring systems, the plane carrying former RFEF President Luis Rubiales is already over Madrid waiting to get a landing strip.
Rubiales’ legal situation
On March 22, the investigating judge alleged corruption in the management of Luis Rubiales at the head of the RFEF He released his external legal advisor, Tomás González Cueto, and Angel González Segura, linked to the company that carried out the work on the La Cartuja stadium in Seville. Both were arrested by the Civil Guard as part of the investigation for alleged crimes related to business corruption, unfair administration and money laundering between 2018 and 2023, when Rubiales headed the RFEF.
Then, his defense informed the judge that Rubiales would return to Spain from the Dominican Republic on April 6, assuring that he was “at the full and complete disposal” of the Court and that he could “return before this date if he was deemed necessary.” and if it was necessary.”
Operation UCO for possible corruption within the RFEF is investigating Alleged irregularities in contracts to play the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. Specifically, the judge is investigating allegedly irregular contracts, such as the one that brought the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia, in a deal negotiated by Gerard Piqué, former FC Barcelona footballer and president of the company. Cosmos.
Rubiales’ defense is convinced there are no arrests at the airport
Sources from Luis Rubiales’ defense told EFE that the return of the former president of the RFEF is not due to the summons of the magistrate, but rather to his desire to return as quickly as possible, and stressed that ‘he always does. They don’t have a court summons, so they’re hoping there won’t be any arrests.
Searches at your accommodation in Punta Cana and at your home in Granada
Rubiales is under investigation for alleged contract corruption while he was head of the RFEF. Precisely, the Central Operational Unit of the Civil Guard (UCO)This Monday, he registered his temporary accommodation in the Dominican Republic.
The judge in charge of the investigation into the allegedly irregular contracts, while Rubiales was president of the RFEF, ordered that this recording be carried out abroad as part of a file for which the secrecy of the procedures was decreed.
A few days ago too Rubiales’ house in Granada was raided, as well as the RFEF headquarters looking for possibly irregular contracts from the last five years, coinciding with Rubiales’ time at the helm of the entity.
What will happen when Rubiales lands in Barajas?
When you arrive in Barajas you have two options. On the one hand, the UCO could read your rights, inform you of your charge and release you (pending court summons) or on the other hand, they could bring you to the Majadahonda court to appear before the judge. This is information from Alfonso Pérez Medina.
Preview of ‘The Objective’ | Luis Rubiales denies having received injections: “My money is the product of my work and my savings”
In a first preview of the interview, Rubiales assured that “lies” have been told about him in the media, which he lists. “It’s a lie that he hit a home run here (in the Dominican Republic), it’s a lie that he has a baseball team, it’s a lie that he hit a ball in Cape Town- Green, it is a lie that he has land for the construction of hotels in Saudi Arabia,” explains Rubiales.
Ana Pastor’s interview with Luis Rubiales, tonight at 10:30 p.m. on laSexta
Rubiales travels to Spain after granting a interview with El Objective by Ana Pastor, visible this evening on laSexta at 10:30 p.m. Ana Pastor herself confirmed from Punta Cana airport that Rubiales “had a ticket for this flight to Madrid.”
laSexta Exclusive | The image of Rubiales at the Punta Cana airport
Luis Rubiales returns to Spain
Former RFEF President Luis Rubiales is currently traveling on a flight from the Dominican Republic to Barajas Airport in Madrid. Rubiales brought forward his return to Spain which, according to what his lawyers had communicated to the judge, was initially scheduled for April 6.