The National Court He has confirmed the indications left by the former president of the Football Federation (RFEF), Angel María Villaralready others involved by alleged corruption in the 'Soule casein which it has been investigated to obtain contracts between 2007 and 2017 that would have caused the federative entity with a damage to 4.5 million.
The Second Criminal Section has been studying in recent months the resources that Villar, his son Gorka and other defendants They interposed against the resolution in which Judge Francisco de Jorge proposed to judge them for alleged crimes such as unfair administration, corruption in business, improper appropriation or falsehood in a commercial document.
All these requests have been dismissed. The last one has been that of Villar's son, in which, as in the rest, The court has endorsed the judge's thesis Seeing enough indications to bring them to trial. Now, the defendants must present their defense writings, and the magistrate has to issue an oral trial.
It should be remembered that The Prosecutor's Office asks for 15 and a half years in jail for the former president of the Federation, as well as seven for his son, and requests that both compensate the RFEF with 3.8 million euros. For former vice president Juan Padrón, also accused, they claim six and a half years in prison. The three defendants came into Preventive prison For this investigation, which started in 2017, still with Villar at the head of the RFEF (1988-2017) and has ended eight defendants.
Insufficient arguments to file the case
In one of its cars, to which the EFE agency has had access, the National Court refers to the «Objective data» that exist in the procedure and that “They constitute indications” of crime. About Villar considers that his arguments are not enough to archive the case, and underlines that the former president “Forget” evidence collected by the Central Operating Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard throughout the instruction.
Regarding his son, who is suspected that Villar benefited Imposing rival teams from Spain to play friendlies, the Chamber replies that the judge's resolution is based on the indications thrown by the investigation proceedings of his alleged «Illicit participation» in negotiations from which a damage to the Football Federation was derived.
The court also recalls that the judge's order reflects the “Existence of a sufficient and rational base to continue” The procedure and that is based on numerous seized material, statements and police reports. Also states that some of the allegations made in defense of the defendants They must be resolved In the trial.
