All charges against Barcelona in the “Negreira” case are dropped. The Court of Barcelona, reports the news agency EFE revoked the judge’s decision in Negreira’s case to accuse the Blaugrana club and the managers under investigation of corruption for the payments to the former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees. The note from the Catalan club is ready and has shown satisfaction with the decision arrived today.
“The Court of Barcelona has revoked the decision of the judge in the ‘Negreira Case’ to accuse FC Barcelona of corruption and – we read in the club’s press release – the managers investigated for payments to the former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) In an order to which EFE has had access, branch 21 of the Barcelona Court agrees with the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and the defenses and cancels the corruption charge in the “Negreira case”.
FC Barcelona is satisfied with the meaning – continues the note published on the official website – of the decision issued today by the Court of Barcelona insofar as it confirms the approach defended by the Club and rejects the hypothesis of the alleged crime of corruption. We maintain the belief that through justice the facts which are the subject of the complaint can be definitively clarified and the absolute innocence of the Club can be proven.”