Portuguese authorities end Rui Pinto's protected witness status | OneFootball

Rui Pinto will no longer benefit from the protected witness status granted by the Portuguese authorities, Público reports, having had access to the decision by the Commission for Special Security Programs (CPES). The hacker and whistleblower in corruption and fraud cases was reportedly advised to avoid commenting on controversial issues and to stay away from places with large crowds.

The creator of the Football Leaks platform was acquitted of 241 crimes in the second case linked to the project. In the first Football Leaks case, in September 2023, he received a four-year suspended sentence for attempted extortion, aggravated violation of correspondence, and unlawful access.

In France, Rui Pinto was also sentenced in November 2023 to a six-month suspended prison sentence for illegally accessing Paris Saint-Germain emails.

The IT specialist revealed and reported cases of corruption in Portuguese and international sport, including Manchester City’s financial fraud case, for which the club was recently convicted by the Premier League.

Rui Pinto was recently assaulted in Lisbon, although the PSP considers the threat risk to be low. He had been covered by the witness protection program since 2020.

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