Luis Rubiales detained by UCO at Madrid airport
Luis Rubiales was due to return to Spain on 6 April. However, he decided to bring forward his return and landed this morning at Madrid-Barajas airport. The former RFEF president, who was in the Dominican Republic when the case broke out on 20 March, was arrested by UCO agents shortly after landing, reports Gema Peñalosa.
The former executive is being investigated by a court in Majadahonda (Madrid) for alleged crimes of business corruption, unfair administration, money laundering and membership of a criminal organisation, according to Spanish press reports.
The UCO travelled to Costa Rica to investigate Rubiales’ house
The UCO of the Civil Guard searched the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and Rubiales’ home in Granada two weeks ago, when he was traveling. His lawyer explains that he will testify in a few days and no judicial action is planned for this Wednesday.
However, Rubiales has not passed through the exit of the airport and has been transferred to the Civil Guard offices at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport, other sources confirm.
UCO agents travelled to the Dominican Republic on Monday, in cooperation with the country’s police, to search Rubiales’ home there. During this search, a mobile phone and a tablet were searched, as reported by ‘RTVE’.
What is the Civil Guard investigating?
The Special Prosecutor’s Office against Corruption and EUROPOL is investigating alleged illegal contracts, the transfer of the Super Cup to Saudi Arabia signed by the then federation president with the ex-footballer Gerard Piqué.
They are also investigating whether Rubiales assigned works from the RFEF to the construction company Gruconsa “in exchange for making payments” to a company called Dismatec Sport, which was managed by his friend Francisco Javier Martín Alcaide, alias ‘Nene’.
