Bartomeu arrested following Barcagate scandal
RAC1 report that Bartomeu, club CEO Óscar Grau and Román Gómez Pontí, the head of legal services as well as former adviser Jaume Masferrer were also detained by police.
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Josep Bartomeu has been arrested.
The former Barcelona president is reported to be at the centre of a scandal known as Barcagate “which it is alleged that Barcelona paid for disparaging social media posts to be made about certain figures in the Blaugrana world who stood against Bartomeu’s regime. This included some current players,” Marca wrote.
According to Guillem Blague, former CEO Oscar Grau and former Director, Jaume Masferrer and the club's lawyer, Roman Gomez Ponti hey have been arrested on suspicion of “unfair administration, corruption between individuals and money laundering"
Although the club subsequently refuted the allegations and threatened with legal action yet the Mossos d'Esquadra on March 1, 2021, Monday morning.
“ FC Barcelona roundly deny any relationship, and furthermore, the contracting of services linked to social media accounts that have broadcast negative or disparaging messages,” the statement said.
The club after the vote of no confidence to remove Bartomeu from office are due to elect a new president on March 7, WITH Joan Laporta as the favourite.
