Pedro Rocha will challenge the government

Colpisa reported on Tuesday that the government is preparing to immediately suspend Pedro Rocha to prevent the Extremadura leader from taking over the position that Luis Rubiales was forced to leave because of his kiss with Jenny Hermoso. State Sports Secretary José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes announced on Tuesday that he would convene the board of directors of the Supreme Sports Council (CSD) to decide on the provisional suspension of Rocha after the Sports Administrative Court (TAD) opened disciplinary proceedings. report a very serious misdemeanor.

The government also intends to put to a vote the decision to suspend the activities of the entire FEF management committee, also submitted by TAD. Rocha could not be proclaimed president of the FEF on Monday after the election challenge was taken up after Rubiales’ dolphin was indicted in the so-called “Operation Brody”, an alleged corruption scandal that has affected the federal body, with Rubiales as main accused.

The former president of the RFEF Management Commission “fully supports” the federation’s statement defending his actions during his appointment following the departure of Luis Rubiales and criticizes the behavior of TAD, ABC reports. “Pedro Rocha, the elected president of the RFEF, being the only candidate who received the necessary support to support his candidacy, wants to show his deepest disagreement with a resolution that is completely unexpected and alien to all logic and legal meaning,” the deputy said. Extremaduran.

He warns that the court considers that he exceeded his responsibilities “in relation to a number of decisions which, as acting president,” he was “forced to make for the good of football during the period of time in which he was in office.” responsibility.” The responsibility of the manager, always acting with complete and absolute transparency.

For this reason, Pedro Rocha “expects and wishes” that the Supreme Sports Council “takes due note of the serious violations of the resolution that will be challenged and acts accordingly, as far as legally possible, to allow the Governing Commission to continue its task and the RFEF can get out of the intermediate situation in which he finds himself as soon as possible.

From the legal services of Pedro Rochi, every step that the CSD and TAD take is being examined, because given the seriousness of what is happening, the reality is that the possible complaint of prevarication lies with those who sign the resolutions that they understand. who do not respect the rule of law or the rights of Pedro Rocha.

On the other hand, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) in another statement stressed that its management committee “has always acted in accordance with the law and in the exercise of its powers” and expressed regret that it was not able to “conclude” its agreement. electoral process due to “multiple external interference”, warning of the possibility of its participants committing “legal actions” “given the lack of rigor and legal motivation” of the disciplinary case of the Administrative Court for Sport (TAS).

The organization issued a statement “in response to the latest statements” of the President of the Supreme Sports Council (CSD), José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, regarding the TAD report this Monday, in which it asked for a case to be opened against Pedro Rocha. for exceeding its functions. “The RFEF calls for the defense of the value of Spanish football and the integrity of its leaders and workers, given that the governing committee has always acted in accordance with the law and in the exercise of its powers,” the organization said.

It made it clear that a case had been brought against Rocha for “alleged and denied excess of functions in an organization that was unable to complete its electoral process due to numerous external interventions” and that “all” decisions that After the departure of Luis Rubiales from the presidency “they were received with the utmost care and respect, given the temporary situation in which the institution found itself.”

The organization noted that the aforementioned TAD case “has nothing to do with the alleged criminal conduct” arising from “Operation Brody” and that it is “completely incomprehensible as a matter of law” that the court “regards its request as a very serious violation.” appearing “as a private prosecution in a case of alleged corruption which may affect this institution.”

The organization highlighted its current “maximum interim situation” since September last year and that the Management Commission, “in line with the line set” by then CSD President Victor Francos, “has proposed to make a single election call.” In any case, given the possibility of two elections, he consulted the Council twice (20 September and 17 October), “without any response from that body.”

“All this time, the RFEF was waiting for the government’s approval of the ministerial order allowing them to be carried out, which was postponed for several months and was finally signed by the current president of the SDG at the end of January this year. “, he clarified.

The federation believes that “at all times it acted with the utmost responsibility,” such as when it had to “close the crisis opened” by Luis Rubiales over his inappropriate kiss with Jenny Hermoso after the World Cup final and “decision-making at a sports tournament.” and management level.” “Ordinarily necessary” for its “normal functioning.”