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Prosecutors Demand Rubiales Forced Kiss Trial Be Re-run

Luis Rubiales resigned from his post in disgrace in 2023 after forcibly kissing Jenni Hermoso (Credit: AFP)

Prosecutors on Thursday requested that the trial of Spain's ex-football federation chief Luis Rubiales for his forced kiss on Jenni Hermoso be annulled and re-run, notably questioning the judge's impartiality.

Spain's top criminal court last month found Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for the kiss and fined him 10,800 euros ($11,670), sparing him jail in a sentence considered lenient by feminist groups.

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