Manchester City whistleblower Rui Pinto to remain under police protection
Summary
Rui Pinto, the hacker behind the Football Leaks website that exposed Manchester City's financial rule breaches, will stay under police protection in Portugal. Pinto faced threats and was assaulted, so authorities extended his protection while legal decisions are pending.Key Facts
- Rui Pinto leaked documents showing Manchester City broke Premier League financial rules between 2009 and 2018.
- Manchester City was found guilty of most charges related to these rule breaches by an independent commission.
- Pinto’s police protection, which was set to end on October 10, 2023, has been extended.
- The previous decision to end protection was canceled because Pinto was not properly informed or able to challenge it.
- Pinto’s lawyers say he faces real dangers, including death threats and an assault in Lisbon in April 2023.
- He has been under witness protection since 2020 after agreeing to help Portuguese authorities access files he collected.
- Pinto was arrested in Hungary in 2019, extradited to Portugal, and spent over a year in pre-trial detention.
- In September 2023, a Portuguese court gave Pinto a suspended four-year sentence for hacking and related crimes.
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