National High Court Acknowledges Compensation of €232,500 for Sandro Rosell for Two Years in Prison

The Audiencia Nacional has established that the former president of FC Barcelona Sandro Rosell must be compensated with 232,500 euros for the 645 days that he spent in pretrial detention, between May 2017 and February 2019, accused of criminal organization and money laundering of party commissions of the Brazilian selection and of a contract with a sports brand, judicial procedure that was acquitted in the trial.

The former president of Barcelona beats the state in the courts

The judges explain that the former president of FC Barcelona by order of the judge Carmen Lamela spent 645 days in pretrial detention and then was exonerated in the case that investigated the non-existent collection of commissionsArchivo - The acquittal of Sandro Rosell after 643 days imprisoned reopens the debate on the abuse of pretrial detention The National High Court has recognized compensation of 232,500 euros to Sandro Rosell, former pres…

The National Court has established compensation of 232,500 euros for former FC Barcelona president Sandro Rosell for the 645 days, or one year and nine months, that he spent in provisional detention...

The Audiencia Nacional has agreed to compensate the former president of the F.C. Barcelona Sandro Rosell with 232,500 euros for the 645 days he spent in pretrial detention, between May 2017 and February 2019. Rosell was in prison accused of criminal organization and money laundering of party commissions of the Brazilian selection and of a contract with a sports brand, judicial proceedings of which he was acquitted.

The case of Sandro Rosell has been one of the most media and controversial judicial episodes of recent years in Spain. The ex-Bluegrana executive was pre-trially imprisoned for almost two years, accused of criminal organization and money laundering. Finally, Rosell was acquitted of all crimes, which opened the door to a long legal battle for compensation for the damage suffered during his detention.Background: pre-trial detention and acquittalTh…