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In a big update around Neymar ongoing trial, the Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil star has been cleared of all fraud and corruption charges by the Spain prosecutors. This decision of dropping all cases around his 2013 move from Santos to Barcelona were dropped on Friday (October 28).
The PSG star along with his parents and former Barcelona President Sandro Rosell were accused of DIS on their rightful percentage due to the transfer being undervalued. The prosecutors had sought two-year jail term along with a payment of nearly $10 Million in the case put forward by a Brazilian investment firm DIS.
“There is not the slightest hint of crime,” prosecutor Luis Garcia Canton said after all defendants had testified the trials in the ongoing matter. The prosecutor also asked the judge for “ acquittal of all defendants” as quoted by a several media houses.
However, it was not only Neymar who was handed the jail-term, Barcelona President Sandro Rosell also was sought a five-year jail and close to $8.5 Million fine. In total, the Brazilian investment firm DIS were seeking for five years prison sentence for the football star along with $150 Million of total fine, as per Reuters sources.
“On this Friday, Spain’s Justice prosecutor announced the removal of all charges against Neymar Jr., his parents, Neymar and Nadine, and the N&N Consultoria company,” the players official statement read.