Estrada Fernández asks to judge the Negreira case when considering corruption accredited

The referee Xavier Estrada Fernándezthat in February 2023 formalized a complaint for alleged corruption against former number two of the Spanish members José María Enriquez Negreiranow asks the court to end the instruction and Feel those investigated on the bench. In a letter addressed to Instruction 1 of Barcelona, ​​in charge of the investigations, it also provides a new document to the cause, the agreement signed by the Technical Referees Committee (CTA), the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and LaLiga, After the departure of Negreira in 2018. A clause, called ‘anti-negereira’whose content specifies that the parties are committed, among others to «not to carry out any practice that can somehow result in a violation of applicable laws or regulations related to corruption in any country “, in addition to” complying at all times with all laws, statutes regulations related to bribes and corruption».

The request aimed at the new case instructor, dated Friday and consulted by ABC, justifies the contribution of the document so that, if necessary, the judge may ask for the reason that led to its inclusion, three months after Negreira left The Vice Presidency of the CTA. The clause is intended to “approve the economic conditions applicable to arbitration functions in the professional football competition (1st and 2nd division), between the 2018/2019 season and that of 2022/2023”.

Estrada Fernández also asks for the closure of the instructional phase and which is issued a procedure continuation, so that both the Prosecutor’s Office and the parties request the dismissal of the case, or the opening of judgment. A last option that is what the referee claims, considering that the Civil Guard has proved that FC Barcelona incurred a crime of corruption sports or sports fraud with payments to Negreira. Some payments that the armed institute figure above 7.5 million euros and that ceased when the arbitration leader left the CTA.

In the case, in addition to Negreira and his son Javier Enriquez, the former members of the Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell club are also charged.