Sandro Rosellformer president of FC Barcelona, He granted on Monday an interview with the program 'Tot es soft' of Televisió de Catalunya in which he addressed his experience of 645 days in prison and his subsequent acquittal. In addition, last Friday, the National Court agreed to compensate 232,500 euros for its time in provisional prison, between May 2017 and February 2019. Rosell was in prison accused of criminal organization and money laundering of capital commissions of parties of the Brazilian team and a contract with a sports brand, a judicial procedure from which it was acquitted. “On the compensation of the National Court, I value it as a moral victory,” he reflected. “We have to think that the National Court is the legal institution that decides that I and Joan Besolí We have to go to jail in preventive detention for facts that I did not commit. The same institution now recognizes that it acted unfairly. The money? It is not a money issue. 2 years of life are priceless, “he said.
Rosell He expressed his desire that those directly responsible for his imprisonment, the judge Carmen Lamelaassume the consequences, instead of compensation being covered by taxpayers. “We want to submit an appeal to the Ministry of Justice, which is the one that will pay us compensation. I consider that whoever must assume that amount is the judge Lamela with his personal assets.”
The former president also referred to the reputational, psychological and affective damage he suffered throughout the process, as well as the economic losses that derived from his prison stay. “First you feel anger, you are stopped and you know that you are innocent. You feel a lot of anger and people doubt you, the stigma remains and it is difficult to take it off.” On his exit from jail, Rosell explained that “I did not want to drive and did not want to use the mobile during the first three or four months and then it is difficult to recover your identity and your freedom, your bank availability. Three or four years have passed so that I could have my heritage.”
President of FC Barcelona between 2010 and 2014, Sandro Rosell He also approached the sports news of his club and was happy for the season of a Barça who has celebrated three titles. A course that has also meant the explosion of a house player who is marveling at the world as it is Lamine Yamal. “I have the pride of being able to say that the first contract of Lamine Yamal, He arrived when I was seven years old, I signed it as president. I remember that their parents came to the office. That is the Masia, investment and work. The work was done by the base soccer team with Jordi Roura and Aureli Altimira. It is a legacy. “
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Sandro Rosell He wanted to congratulate the current Barcelona directive, staff and players for a campaign that was successfully culminated, and also left a message to the current club president: “Laporta would say: 'Jan, think only of Barça, and you already understand me'”.
