“I don’t know, I don’t know that.” That is the most used response in his statement in the Majadahonda courts by Pedro Rocha, who was vice president and head of the economic commission of the Royal Spanish Football Federation during the second term of Luis Rubiales, from 2020 and until his resignation in the summer. 2023. EL PAÍS has the video with the full statement of the Extremaduran leader, which occurred last day the 12th and in which he evades many of the questions from the prosecutor’s office by evasive or arguing a total lack of knowledge of the facts investigated.

Rocha, who assumed the presidency of the Management Commission after the departure of Rubiales and who has not been able to be named the new president of the RFEF as the recent electoral process has been challenged (which he won by being the only one capable of gathering the necessary endorsements), He gave evidence as a witness within the framework of Operation Brodie. The case investigates a possible criminal plot within the federation, suspected of the crimes of corruption in business and unfair administration, among others, and Rubiales himself and the entire senior staff of the RFEF are accused.

After 38 minutes of the statement, the chief magistrate of the investigating court number 4 of Majadahonda, Delia Rodrigo, explains to Rocha why she sees it necessary to change his status from witness to being investigated, given his answers and taking into account that he has not attended accompanied by any lawyer.

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