Judge Richard Concepcion admitted to processing the appeal filed by Agustín Lozanopresident of the Peruvian Football Federationand others involved in the case’The Galacticos of football‘ with those who seek to revoke the preliminary detention against those investigated. The magistrate accepted this request considering that they met the requirements established in the Criminal Procedure Code. Given this, a resolution was issued in which it provides that these appeals be evaluated by the Criminal Appeals Chamber.
” GRANT the appeal presented by the defense of AGUSTÍ�N LOZANO SAAVEDRA against the Resolution No. 01 dated November 6, 2024“, reads the document.
It should be noted that, according to the Public Ministry, Agustín Lozano Saavedrawould have formed a criminal organization since December 2018, made up of approximately 21 people who would have infiltrated thePeruvian Football Federationto commit different crimes, such as fraud in the administration of legal entities, coercion and corruption in the private sphere, in order to benefit a company.
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The Prosecutor’s Office points out thatAgustín Lozanoas leader of the organization, would have instrumentalized his role together with the board of directors (2019-2021 and 2022-2025) to commit crimes of fraud, private corruption, coercion and money laundering.
The criminal plan of Los Galacticos
According to judicial sources, the National Prosecutor’s Office points out that, in his role as leader of the organization, Agustín Lozano developed the following actions: he proposed to the Board of Directors to appoint personnel he trusted to strategic positions within the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF), with the purpose of carrying out his criminal plan. These positions included the general secretary, heads of the finance and accounting areas, and members of commissions such as television rights.
In a deliberate and illegal manner, he created the Competitions Directorate and appointed the members of the Competitions Organization Commission, with the aim of modifying the internal regulations of League 1 of 2023, establishing severe sanctions against the clubs that opposed the contract. between the FPF and 1190 Sports.
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“On February 19, 2023, together with Jean Robillard Ibárcena, general secretary of the FPF, he ordered the commissioner of the sporting match between Cusco FC vs Alianza Atlético, to suspend this match, agreed to start at 7:00 p.m. , and ordered the commissioner to remove him from the field along with the referees; with which the match began for half an hour; later, with the broadcast of Liga 1 Max on DIRECTV Sports. This action was carried out because the Cusco team, which was playing at home, did not allow the 1190 Sports team to enter for the broadcast of the duel on that date. 5 in League 1,” he noted.
Distribution of money and trips to Barcelona and Doha
Prosecutors reveal that Agustín Lozano coordinated the logistics of trips to Barcelona and Doha for the Peruvian team’s matches against New Zealand and Australia, between May 28 and June 14, 2022, where guests from outside the football field participated. This trip included presidents of departmental leagues, representatives of League 1 and League 2, sports authorities and administrative staff of the FPF, who were benefited with resources from the federation to cover transfers, accommodation and food.
Furthermore, he is credited with authorizing, along with José Carlos Isla Montañothe delivery of $17,000 to Norma Rosa Alva Vidal on May 24, 2022 to cover expenses in Barcelona and Doha, evidencing the improper use of FPF funds for own purposes and those of third parties, in line with the objectives of the criminal organization.
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