Accused of bribery! Barça face bans and even bankruptcy Two former presidents may be jailed for at least 3 years
On September 29, Beijing time, according to the "Telegraph", Ba was accused of bribery in the adjudication corruption case, and at worst may face the punishment of suspension or even bankruptcy!
According to allegations by Aguirre, president of the Barcelona Court of Inquiry No. 1, the Barça club is suspected of bribery to pay 7.5 million euros to Negrela, who has been vice-president of the Technical Committee of Refereeing for 17 years.
"Once the payment is made, the crime of bribery is established, regardless of whether it is proved that the Spanish arbitration was systematically corrupt as a result of such payment," the judge said. Instead of using traditional payment methods, Barça uses a novel form of remuneration that can be illegal. ”
Meanwhile, former Barça presidents Bartomeu and Rosell, former Barça directors Soler and Grau, Negreila himself and their sons were also charged with commercial corruption in the form of sports fraud, unfair management and falsification of business documents.
The Telegraph said that if convicted, the defendants involved would be sentenced to 3-6 years in prison. Barça could be suspended from professional football clubs and banned, which would put the 124-year-old club on the brink of bankruptcy!
Barça's home Camp Nou is currently being rebuilt, and in addition to the debt incurred by the construction of the stadium, Barca's recent presidents have signed a total debt of about 1.5 billion euros during their tenure!