The Real spanish soccer federation (RFEF) reported this Saturday that, through the Integrity department, it has transferred to the Competition Committee “the new information available within the framework of the Operation Oikos, which is linked to the alleged match fixing, so that this body determines if there could be disciplinary responsibilities. “
The RFEF recalls that “it reported these alleged events in May 2018 to the Prosecutor's Office, after receiving a report from UEFA alerting of possible serious irregularities.”
The federation is involved in this case, which is currently known by the Court of First Instance and Instruction number 5 of Huesca, as a private prosecution, and “actively collaborates with the Justice to avoid conduct far from fair play, considering that integrity and exemplary they must always prevail in Spanish football, always trying to guarantee them. “
“Was the RFEF the one that carried the alleged size of the Huesca-Nástic to the Prosecutor's Office after receiving a report from the UEFA on May 29, 2018. Specifically, an abnormal situation was indicated around the betting markets that indicated the possible manipulation of said meeting. The RFEF he immediately transferred this situation to the Competition Committee, “he adds.
Also remember that “the aforementioned body of the RFEF agreed to open an extraordinary disciplinary file for the possible commission of one or more infractions of the general sports regulations, a procedure that was suspended after the decision to transfer the State Attorney General-Prosecutor's Office all this information, considering that it could constitute a criminal offense. “
Now him Competition Committee must analyze the new information, after the decision taken by the RFEF to submit to this body all the information it currently has so that it can determine if there could be an infraction of the disciplinary rules.
The RFEF adds that “it respects the principle of the presumption of innocence of the persons subject to the investigation. From the RFEF it is our obligation to inform the disciplinary bodies in this case, of any circumstance that could constitute a violation. It also wants to state Once again, it carries out and will carry out all the necessary actions to defend the integrity of football competitions, both from a preventive point of view and from a complaint to the competent disciplinary, administrative and judicial bodies, in a diligent manner as has been done both in May 2018 like Friday. ”