A Luis Rubiales scandals are piling up. Gonzalo Azkaratepresident of the 2030 Platform against Corruption and Organized Crime in Football, has denounced the former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation for an alleged crime of theft of assets.
The complaint has to do with the sale of Rubiales’ penthouse on Ferraz Street, in the sought-after neighborhood of Argüelles, in Madrid, for 2.5 million euros, as reported this Monday The confidential. A move after which the resigned president of the RFEF moved this October to his new home in Granada, where he claims to have left for family reasons after the controversy over his kiss to Jenni Hermoso.
The criminal cases that remain open against Rubiales, to which are added the alleged irregularities committed during his disastrous management of the RFEF – for example, his alleged joint businesses with the former FC Barcelona footballer Gerard Piqué – could have an effect on investments. real estate that former leader has carried out.
“From these criminal cases, in their case administrative ones, very important civil responsibilities can arise, which Luis Rubiales is undoubtedly aware of and was aware of at the time of putting up for sale and finally selling the penthouse he owned on Ferraz Street in Madrid. “explains Azkarate, as reported by the aforementioned media.
“It is clear that the sale of the aforementioned penthouse puts at risk the effective realization of the civil responsibilities resulting from the ongoing criminal proceedings in which Rubiales is being investigated,” he points out. Rubiales is already involved in other complaints by Azkarate before the Investigative Court 1 of Gijón, opened for the alleged crimes of influence peddling, bribery and embezzlement of public funds. In addition, Hermoso denounced him for sexual assault and coercion.
The complaint recalls that, according to the Penal Code, “the crime in question punishes anyone who takes possession of their assets to the detriment of their creditors, anyone who, for the same purpose, carries out any act of property disposal or generating obligations. that delays, hinders or prevents the effectiveness of an embargo or of a judicial, extrajudicial or administrative procedure or enforcement initiated or foreseeable initiation.
A ruling from the Supreme Court highlights the possibility that the fraudster seeks to achieve a situation of insolvency given the known imminence of the credits reaching their maturity, liquidity or demandability.