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The members of the Arbitration Committee will be required to see if the person who appointed the arbitrators “had any interference or Mr. Negreira intervened in any appointment”
Javier TebasPresident of LaLigaassured that “it is not possible that there are sports disciplinary sanctions” against the Barcelonabecause they have already prescribed the possible infractions committed for paying 1.4 million euros to the former referee José Maria Enriquez Negreira between 2016 and 2018, while he was vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees.
“Once the facts have been analyzed, several things are clear, the first thing that is evident is that in 2018 and in previous years the ‘compliance’ regulations, which control the interests of both the Barcelona and the National Committee of Referees, did not work, because these services should not have been provided”, said thebes in a video released by LaLiga.
Regarding the possibility of sports sanctions, the top leader of LaLiga He stated: “It is not possible that there are sports disciplinary sanctions, because from the 18th to the 23rd five years have passed and this type of sanctions prescribes three years from the time the events occurred.”
“Another thing is in the field of criminal jurisdiction that the Prosecutor’s Office is now investigating. Since LaLiga We are going to wait and respect the investigation and if the Prosecutor’s Office decides to file the appropriate complaint or lawsuit, we will make decisions and we will have to appear as a private prosecution,” he added. thebes.
“If there is no complaint, the matter will be filed,” he continued.
After explaining the position of LaLiga, thebes He said that they were going to ask their members of the Arbitration Committee to see if the person who appointed the arbitrators “had any interference or Mr. Negreira intervened in any designation.”
In one last thought, thebes He emphasized that “both aesthetically and ethically these things cannot happen in Spanish soccer,” he concluded.