Man City Whistleblower Pinto to Stay Under Police Protection
The Justice Ministry said the 37-year-old whistleblower will remain under protection after threats and an assault, while courts consider a new decision.
- The Justice Ministry announced that protection measures for 37-year-old Pinto will remain in effect pending a new decision, reversing an expiration previously set for Saturday.
- Pinto, a self-taught computer expert, exposed questionable practices involving European football clubs and agents by hacking millions of documents in late 2015, subsequently facing multiple death threats.
- Lawyers for Pinto denounced procedural irregularities last week, emphasizing severe risks facing their client, who was assaulted in Lisbon last April.
- A previous resolution was nullified because Pinto had not been "duly informed of the reasons for the decision" and lacked opportunity to challenge it.
- Since 2020, Pinto has served as a protected witness after agreeing to grant Portuguese authorities access to millions of files gathered before his arrest in Hungary.
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Manchester City whistleblower Rui Pinto to remain under witness protection
The computer hacker who released documents which helped trigger the Premier League investigation into Manchester City will remain under witness protection after authorities in Portugal suspend the decision to end it.
Pinto was sentenced in Portugal in 2023 to four years of suspended imprisonment for several crimes related to illegal access to emails and systems.
A whistleblower brings Manchester City to the Bredouille, but is now supposed to fly out of a protective program - although he fears for his life. Now the situation is changing.
Manchester City currently fears a harsh punishment, partly due to his revelations. Rui Pinto was facing expulsion from the protection program and feared for his life – but now the situation has taken a turn.
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saarbruecker-zeitung.deManchester City currently fears a harsh punishment, partly due to his revelations. Rui Pinto was facing expulsion from the protection program and feared for his life – but now the situation has taken a turn.
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