Former Spanish FA boss, Luis Rubiales, who was at the heart of Spain’s ‘Kissgate’ scandal, was arrested by authorities on Wednesday, according to reports.
Detectives were waiting for him as he stepped off an Air Europa flight from the Dominican Republic, which landed at Madrid’s Barajas Airport just after 10.30am local time.
He is set to be taken to a police station where he is expected to be formally read his rights and handed a court summons as part of an ongoing corruption probe linked to his time as head of the Spanish FA.
In addition to focusing on business deals thought to include one to hold the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.
A judge is expected to question him in a closed court hearing in the coming days before being released on bail pending an ongoing probe.
The investigation, led by a judge based in Majadahonda on the outskirts of Madrid, is unrelated to the separate ‘Kiss-gate’ probe.
Last month, public prosecutors involved in that case said they were seeking a two-and-a-half year prison sentence over the ‘unwanted’ kiss Rubiales gave footballer Jenni Hermoso.
The incidence followed the Spain’s Women World Cup final victory over England last August. This is no good news.
