to defend themselves amid allegations they were
involved in the disclosure of trade secrets by the
communications company.
Barcelona say they will consider "all legal actions" to defend
themselves after multimedia communications organisation
Mediapro alleged that the club and former president Sandro
Rosell were involved in disclosing their business secrets.
Mediapro said on Thursday it had filed a criminal complaint
against Rosell and Barca, along with other individuals and
entities, in relation to disclosing business secrets, crimes
against the privacy of Jaume Roures - founding partner of
Mediapro - and aggravated theft.
The company alleges the criminal activity took place
between 2009 and 2011 and saw e-mails sent and received
by Roures accessed and passed on to Rosell and Joan
Carles Raventos, the former director for Barca's basketball
section.
Among the e-mails said to have been accessed and sent on
by former Mediapro IT director Robert Cama are exchanges
between Roures and former Barca coach Pep Guardiola, ex-
president Joan Laporta and representatives of the club's
first-team players.
However, the Spanish champions responded on Friday,
saying in a statement: "FC Barcelona is oblivious to the
events that have led to this lawsuit, which rose between
2009 and 2011, so will immediately begin the procedure for
requesting the case file and all the aspects that refer to the
institution.
"The club demands respect for former presidents and the
presumption of innocence of two workers from the
institution that have been impugned.
"FC Barcelona makes itself available to the judiciary to help
clarify the facts that have led to the complaint. In addition,
the board has commissioned a report on this case from
the Directorate General of the Club to find out the real facts.
"The club reserves the use of all legal actions that serve to
preserve the prestige and good image of FC Barcelona."
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