Prosecutors are asking for the retrial of former Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales, saying the choose incorrectly saved some proof from the court docket.
Rubiales was discovered responsible of sexual assault and fined greater than €10,000 (£8,400) for the unconsented kiss on participant Jenni Hermoso after the 2023 Ladies’s World Cup last.
He and three different defendants – federation officers – have been cleared of coercion fees they confronted for allegedly attempting to persuade Hermoso to downplay the kiss that sparked outrage in Spain and marred the celebrations of its first Ladies’s World Cup trophy.
Prosecutors had requested for a two-and-a-half yr jail sentence for Rubiales on the sexual assault and coercion fees. He denied wrongdoing.
Jenni Hermoso leaves after testifying in court docket
Prosecutors appealed on Thursday claiming the case choose incorrectly didn’t enable some proof to be launched and a few questions additionally have been improperly denied. Prosecutors mentioned the choose was disrespectful and known as for a brand new choose to supervise a brand new trial.
Hermoso mentioned the responsible verdict for Rubiales set an “important precedent” for ladies’s rights.
Spain’s Nationwide Court docket additionally prohibited Rubiales from getting inside 200 meters (yards) of Hermoso or speaking along with her for a yr.
