Joaquín Aguirre López
Also known as: Aguirre
Investigating judge in the Negreira matter until his voluntary retirement in January 2025 (not a removal). His October 2023 auto asserting systemic corruption "por inferencia lógica" was never confirmed by the Guardia Civil and was partly reversed on appeal.
Roles
- Investigating judge, Juzgado de Instrucción nº 1 de Barcelona — from 2023-07 to 2025-01
Timeline appearances
- 2023-09-27Negreira & refereeingJudge adds bribery charge and imputes Laporta
Role at the time: Investigating judge, Juzgado de Instrucción nº 1 de Barcelona from 2023-07 to 2025-01
- 2024-05-31Negreira & refereeingAudiencia exculpates Laporta and 2003–2010 board by prescription
Role at the time: Investigating judge, Juzgado de Instrucción nº 1 de Barcelona from 2023-07 to 2025-01
- 2025-01Negreira & refereeingJudge Aguirre retires; Gil takes over instruction
Role at the time: Investigating judge, Juzgado de Instrucción nº 1 de Barcelona from 2023-07 to 2025-01
Claims
- Reported allegation: The payments FC Barcelona made to companies controlled by José María Enríquez Negreira and his son bought favourable treatment in refereeing decisions.
- Analytical question: There was "corrupción sistémica en el conjunto del arbitraje español" — not all referees, but a group of them — and the payments produced the refereeing effects FC Barcelona desired.
Explicit limitations
- Whether Gil opens juicio oral or archives.