THE Public Prosecutor’s Workplace desires the Luis Rubiales ‘kiss’ case retried and sentencing revoked as a result of the choose was ‘biased’.
Rubiales was convicted in February for sexually assaulting Spanish footballer Jenni Hermoso in August 2023 by planting a kiss on her after her aspect’s World Cup victory.
The previous Spanish soccer boss was fined €10,800 for the kiss however cleared of coercion.
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Prosecutor, Marta Durantez, says the trial ought to be declared null and void for each Rubiales and three different defendants, who had been additionally cleared of intimidating Hermoso to vary her thoughts over the character of the kiss.
Durantez says key proof was ‘unfairly denied’ by Nationwide Courtroom choose, Jose Manuel Fernandez-Prieto.
“All proof ought to be be admitted and analysed,” the prosecutor stated in a written temporary.
This contains particulars of a gathering held in Luis Rubiales’ workplace on August 23, 2023; a recording made by Hermoso of a cellphone name the place she requested the Spanish soccer federation to cease coercing her; and her non-selection for 2 matches in September 2023.
Jenni Hermoso’s lawyer has already stated his consumer will enchantment the leniency of the sentence handed right down to Rubiales and the not responsible rulings over coercion.
Rubiales in flip can be interesting the decision and punishment.
