{"id":18236,"date":"2021-03-01T08:47:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T13:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=18236"},"modified":"2021-03-01T09:57:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T14:57:40","slug":"barcelona-catalan-police-make-several-arrests-over-financial-issues-at-spanish-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2021\/03\/01\/barcelona-catalan-police-make-several-arrests-over-financial-issues-at-spanish-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona: Catalan police make several arrests over financial issues at Spanish club"},"content":{"rendered":"

Catalan police say they have made several arrests after searching the offices of Spanish side Barcelona.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The number of arrests made and the identity of those involved have not yet been confirmed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The police operation was conducted on Monday after an investigation into financial issues at Barcelona.<\/span><\/p>\n

The club’s presidential elections take place on Sunday after their previous president,\u00a0<\/span>Josep Maria Bartomeu, announced his resignation in October.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

In a statement, Barcelona\u00a0<\/span>said<\/span><\/a>\u00a0the police searches related to the “contacting of monitoring services on social networks”.<\/span><\/p>\n

“FC Barcelona have offered up their full collaboration to the legal and police authorities to help make clear facts which are subject to investigation,” the club said.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The information and documentation requested by the judicial police force relate strictly to the facts relative to this case.<\/span><\/p>\n

“FC Barcelona expresses its utmost respect for the judicial process in place and for the principle of presumed innocence for the people affected within the remit of this investigation.”<\/span><\/p>\n

According to reports in Spain, the investigation relates to the ‘Barcagate’ scandal of February 2020, when the club were forced to deny hiring a firm to attack their own players on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n