A woman stands behind the scandal inflicted on the former Barcelona president
Spanish media reported today that the scandal in which the former Barcelona club president, Joseph Bartomeu, was involved, was subsequently arrested yesterday, and then released today with conditions, behind which a woman stands behind him, and revealed the secrets of what is known today as "Barsa-Gate" .
The Spanish public prosecutor accuses Bartomeu of financial corruption, as well as former Barcelona officials, who are former Barcelona general manager Oscar Gro, and Roman Ponte, a former director of legal services, as well as an advisor to the former president, Jaime Mansferrer.
A report by the Spanish newspaper "El Peredico" stated that the investigations of the Spanish police, which were opened since last year in the case of corruption in the relationship of the public relations company "A3 Ventures", and the former president and his aides, were based on confessions and details of the leaked by Noella Romerio, whom Bartomeu had previously expelled From her work in the club.
Romero supplied the Spanish police with many documents, which prove fraud in the sums of money that were contracted with the public relations company, in addition to being used by Bartomeu to undermine the reputation of the stars of the first team of Barcelona, led by the Argentine Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique, as well as some personalities She has expressed her intention to run against Bartomeu, who resigned at the end of last year.
Police say that the accomplices professionally concealed real contracts and receipts, and this was defrauded by the highest authority responsible for monitoring the progress of things in the Barcelona administration.
It is noteworthy that this scandal was one of the most prominent reasons that made Messi want to leave Barcelona last summer, before he reversed his decision due to the persistence of the previous Bartomeu management to pay the penalty clause of 750 million euros.
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