11/07/2024
Wesley Sneijder denies that he has ties to the international criminal organization Comanchero and that he has been involved in money laundering. Several Turkish media reported on Thursday morning that Sneijder is a “secret partner” of the organization according to MASAK, a Turkish financial intelligence unit. Sneijder says in Turkish on Instagram that he is “deeply saddened” by the reports.
“The news that has been spread regarding me since the morning hours in various media, especially Turkish media, does not reflect the truth,” begins Sneijder, who played for the Turkish club Galatasaray for a while. “I am deeply saddened by the spread of this news in Turkey, my second home.”
According to the MASAK report, Sneijder has shares in a company that is involved in Comanchero’s money laundering practices. His name appeared in the papers between 2013 and 2017. Sneijder himself says that he was never involved in this, because he only had shares and did nothing to do with the business operations. “Employees introduced the company to me as a very good company and somehow that gave me confidence,” Sneijder responded. “I bought shares in a legal and transparent way. However, I have not made any profit from the moment I bought the shares until now.”
Sneijder also writes that “no charges” have been filed once morest him in relation to these allegations. Sneijder will also take legal action “if necessary” if media continues to spread “misleading disinformation”.
