Joan Laporta, president of Barcelona, has a vague picture of the recent documentary released about his involvement in the obstacle of the Catalan club Reus. Laporta is currently in a continuous lawsuit where he and his business partners, all current or former members of the Barcleona Board are accused of fraud.
'Laportagate', which was released this week, describes how Reus ended up in administration and Laporta's role in it. During the documentary, some of the investors in the Laporta company, who did not receive their money, accused of offering jobs in Barcelona as compensation for their failed investment. However, Laporta has responded with a highly formulated explanation.
“The documentary is full of lies, half truths, insults and biased information that do not correspond to the reality and my honor attacks and that of the club I provide, FC Barcelona,” he explained the statement, as quoted by Relo.
He says that the reality of the situation is deliberately deformed in the documentary.
“This documentary is intended to tackle an issue that has already been discussed in court, where I made a statement that exposed the reality of the facts. An aspect that is deliberately hidden in this production, in another example of the attempt to influence the judicial procedure by influencing the media and purchasing an opinion of my person.”
“In view of this situation, I reserves the right to take appropriate legal steps against the authors, employees and losts of this documentary, as well as to those who spread the facts in a defamatory and biased manner.”
Now that the lawsuit is underway, both parties have publicly commented on this, but it is not clear when a judgment will be reached. In any case, both in and outside the court, the president of Barcelona has defended his innocence. Laporta has also come under pressure for some of his transactions, while also in Barcelona, most prominently the recent sale of VIP chairs in the renovated Camp Nou for more than € 100 million.
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