Ex-FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu arrested in raid
Updated On: 02 March, 2021 11:06 AM IST | Madrid | IANS
'Barcagate' broke out in February when the Cadena Ser radio network revealed that the club had used an outside company called "13 Ventures" to criticise the club's players and rivals of the Board of Directors through a series of social media accounts.
Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu. Pic/AFP
Former FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu was arrested along with the club's general manager, Oscar Gray and the former director to the Presidency, Jayme Masferrer as part of an investigation into a corruption scandal.
The arrests took place on Monday as the Catalan regional police searched the offices at the Camp Nou Stadium as part of an investigation into an affair known as 'Barcagate', Xinhua news agency reported.
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