The final allegations of “Football Leaks” begin today – Portugal

The judgment of the Football Leaks process enters this Wednesday in the final arguments, with three days reserved in the Central Criminal Court of Lisbon for the interventions of the Public Ministry (MP), assistants and defenses of the defendants Rui Pinto and Aníbal Pinto.

About two years and four months after the beginning of the trial, the group of judges presided over by the magistrate Margarida Alves should start listening to the allegations of the MP, in charge of the prosecutor Marta Viegas, who imputes the commission of 90 crimes to the creator of the Football Leaks electronic platform and the crime of attempting to extort a lawyer.

Next, procedural assistants, including the Doyen investment fund, Sporting, the Portuguese Football Federation or the PLMJ law firm, among other entities and personalities, should speak in court.

Finally, the final allegations are completed with the interventions of the defenses of Rui Pinto and Aníbal Pinto, who should reaffirm their opposition to the MP’s accusations.

Rui Pinto, 34 years old, is responsible for a total of 90 crimes: 68 of improper access, 14 of violation of correspondence, six of illegitimate access, targeting entities such as Sporting, Doyen, the law firm PLMJ, the Portuguese Federation of Football (FPF) and the Attorney General’s Office (PGR), and also for computer sabotage to Sporting’s SAD and for extortion, in the attempted form. This last crime concerns Doyen and was what also led to the pronunciation of lawyer Aníbal Pinto.

The creator of Football Leaks has been free since August 7, 2020, “due to his collaboration” with the Judiciary Police (PJ) and his “critical sense”, but is, for security reasons, included in the witness protection at an undisclosed location and under police protection.