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Former Chilean Football Chief Sergio Jadue Freed as Court Dismisses Case

From BioBioChile · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Sergio Jadue, former head of Chile's football association, has been declared free by a Santiago court.
  • The court dismissed the case against him, citing an eight-year delay and a failed extradition process from the U.S.
  • This ruling lifts Jadue's fugitive status and clears his return to Chile.

A Santiago court has definitively cleared Sergio Jadue, the former president of Chile's National Professional Football Association (ANFP), ending his fugitive status. The 13th Guarantee Court in Santiago declared the case against him permanently closed, a decision that paves the way for his return to Chile.

The court's ruling hinges on the prosecution's failure to advance the case over an eight-year period. During this time, authorities were awaiting an extradition from the United States, which never materialized. The judge systematically rejected the arguments presented by both the Public Ministry and the Internal Revenue Service (SII) that sought to prevent the statute of limitations from expiring.

With the order for his arrest lifted and his status as a fugitive nullified, Jadue is now free to travel back to Chile. The decision represents a significant legal victory for the former football executive, whose legal battles have kept him abroad for years following corruption investigations.

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Originally published by BioBioChile in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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