Rosell's eavesdropping was allowed as part of the investigation into the former president of Barcelona, suspected of money laundering and belonging to his family.
Rosell was reportedly detained in wiretaps where he confirmed the purchase of an "illegal" criminal organization.
The same tapping led the Spanish authorities to contact Clínic Hospital in Barcelona, where the transplant was performed. El Confidencial also explains that, due to the assumption of a crime of organ trafficking, the case was referred to a court of Barcelona.
However, the lack of cooperation on the part of the authorities
"The repercussion of the media and the seriousness of the charges" opens an investigation
The Spanish National Transplant Organization has meanwhile announced that 39 he was going to investigate the case as will happen in Clínic Hospital – because of "the seriousness of the actions denounced, the seriousness of the accusations and the repercussion of the media." In addition to l 39; ONT and the hospital unit where the transplant took place, the Catalan Organization of Transplantation will also collaborate in this investigation.
ONT Director, Beatriz Domínguez-Gil, explains that the organization was aware of the situation this morning news of El Confidencial and this information was immediately requested from the hospital unit and the aforementioned Catalan organization, writes El Mundo .
Ains i, the information collected by the organization The Spanish indicates that "everything has been done in accordance with the legislation in force and with the usual clinical protocols". Beatriz Domínguez-Gil also said that according to data collected by the ONT, "the case is closed due to the lack of evidence of criminal activity".
Situation denied by all
In addition to the Department of Health of Catalonia, which states that "the clinical protocols and protocols have been scrupulously followed legislation in force on transplantation ", Barcelona, the Abidal Foundation and Sandro Rosell's lawyer also deny any illegality throughout the process.
All those involved report that everything has been done according to the legislation and protocols in force
The Abidal Foundation "categorically denies", on behalf of the foundation and former footballer, the information "disseminated in the media about irregularities in the [de Abidal] ". The Éric Abidal Foundation regrets the honor of all those involved in this process, to whom Eric Abidal confesses a great admiration and to whom he is very grateful,
Pau Molins, Sandro Rosell's lawyer, commented the situation on the radio RAC-1, said that the defense of the former president of Barcelona "knows nothing", always outraged by the news. "If this is true, the investigation would have been resolved in a month, not now, a year later," said Pau Molins.
] Barcelona, where Abidal is now the technical secretary, "denies any irregularity". "The story omitted an important fact, namely that this case was closed by a Barcelona court on May 18. This omission has hurt the reputation of Abidal and all the organizations involved in the process of transplantation, Barcelona and Sandro Rosell "
The club is always" saddened by the lack of rigor and the dissemination of information on such a sensitive subject ". "We reaffirm our commitment to Eric Abidal and his foundation to help improve the lives of children and young people affected by similar medical treatments," concludes the Barcelona note
