The judge of the “Rubiales case” summons Jenni Hermoso to testify on Tuesday at the National Court

The judge of the National Court Francisco de Jorge, instructor of the “Rubiales case”, has summoned to testify Jenni Hermoso as a victim next Tuesday in the case in which he is investigating for sexual assault and coercion to Luis Rubiales for his controversial kiss to the international soccer player on August 20 at the medal ceremony after the World Cup final.

Hermoso will appear in person at 12:30 on the 18th once his participation in the Mexican championship, which he played with Pachuca, his current club, has concluded, which is why he has not been able to appear before the magistrate until now. In fact, as LA RAZÓN announced, his defense informed the instructor that he would not be able to go to the court before November 26 due to his professional commitments in the Aztec country.

Half an hour before, the magistrate will question the also international Laia Codinawhose statement had to be suspended on November 16 due to technical problems with her summons (the player plays for Arsenal and resides in London).

The Spanish player has already assured the Prosecutor’s Office that the kiss was not consensual and that Rubiales and his entourage in the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) pressured him to tone down the matter and support the federation president’s version, both on the plane back to Spain as during the world champions’ stay in Ibiza.

Jorge Vilda denied the pressure

There are conflicting versions of this alleged pressure. Jenni Hermoso’s brother pointed out Jorge Vilda and assured that on the plane he pressured him to try to convince his sister to align herself with Rubiales’ version, but the former coach denied that point and stated that he went to talk to him to try “lower the soufflé” since he had trusted the international and her family for many years.

A witness to that conversation, Vitoriano Martín, a friend of the soccer player, corroborated Rafael Hermoso’s version before the judge on the 16th and clarified that the coach told the international’s brother: “If you don’t do this, it could have personal consequences.” and professionals for your sister.

As a result of these statements, corroborated by several witnesses – among them his brother Rafael and the internationals Alexia Putellas, Irene Paredes and Misa Rodríguez – the judge charged former coach Jorge Vilda, the director of the men’s team, Albert Luque, and to the head of Marketing of the RFEF, Rubén Rivera.

The confrontation, suspended

Jenni Hermoso’s summons comes days after Judge De Jorge decided to suspend the scheduled confrontation between Rubén Rivera and the soccer player’s friend Ana Belén Ecube, scheduled for next day the 30th at the National Court to clarify the contradictions about the role that the Federation’s Marketing Manager played in the alleged pressure on Hermoso. Like Vilda did, Rivera denied these pressures and assured in his statement that his role with the players in Biza was limited to that of a mere “correveidile” of the Federation as a liaison with the soccer players.

The instructor must also decide whether to call the coach Montse Tomé to testify as a witness, as Jorge Vilda’s defense has requested to clarify if he knows that the former coach pressured Jenni Hermoso and if the non-call of Jenni Hermoso on the first list After the World Cup won by Spain, it was a retaliation instigated by Luis Rubiales for not having supported his version of the controversial kiss.