{"id":76651,"date":"2022-07-21T08:59:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T13:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wbc-exige-la-liberacion-inmediata-de-rudel-obreja-conforme-a-su-derecho-a-la-vida\/"},"modified":"2022-07-21T09:00:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T14:00:42","slug":"wbc-demands-the-immediate-release-of-rudel-obreja-consistent-with-his-right-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wbc-demands-the-immediate-release-of-rudel-obreja-consistent-with-his-right-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"WBC Demands the Immediate Release of Rudel Obreja Consistent with His Right to Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

WBC Demands the Immediate Release of Rudel Obreja <\/strong>Consistent with His Right to Life<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The World Boxing Council is seriously concerned over recent reports from Romania confirming that former Romanian Boxing Federation President, Rudel Obreja, remains detained and cannot access proper medical care.\u00a0 Mr. Obreja has been recently diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer.\u00a0 There are strong indications that Mr. Obreja may have been wrongfully convicted in the infamous \u201cGala Bute\u201d case.<\/p>\n

According to his family, Obreja, had been complaining of acute abdominal pain for 3 months.\u00a0 Finally, he was taken to the hospital and was diagnosed with advanced cancer, an excessively late diagnosis due to the indifference of jail doctors and the poor and delayed response of the penitentiary system. Mr. Obreja\u2019s human rights have been grossly violated.\u00a0 Applicable international codes prohibit the torture and inhumane treatment of incarcerated individuals.\u00a0 In short, the WBC believes that Mr. Obreja\u2019s right to life has been desecrated.<\/p>\n

The WBC places human rights above all other considerations.\u00a0 Accordingly, Mr. Obreja should be released immediately so he can receive adequate medical care and the support of his family.<\/p>\n

We urge the Romanian Government and all competent national institutions to take all appropriate measures to provide proper reparation in this case and to ensure that Mr. Obreja\u2019s rights are respected, protected, and fulfilled.<\/p>\n

Rudel Obreja, a close friend of WBC, has a long-standing history of fighting against corruption in boxing.\u00a0 AS Chief Technical Officer for amateur boxing, he strongly denounced AIBA\u2019s corruption at the Beijing Olympics.\u00a0 His brave and ethical actions led to his illegal suspension and exclusion from AIBA.<\/p>\n

In 2011, Mr. Obreja organised the Gala Bute boxing show, where Lucian Bute fought Jean-Paul Mendy.\u00a0 Complex Romanian political forces involved in that boxing show resulted in disputes that eventually lead to Mr. Rudel\u2019s unwarranted arrest and wrongful conviction.\u00a0 \u00a0He received a 5-year sentence for tax evasion.\u00a0 By all appearances and based on many credible reports, the tribunal that convicted Obreja was illegally constituted, a fact recognised by the Romanian Constitutional Court. Despite several media appearances where he proclaimed the political nature of his prosecution, Mr. Obreja was eventually incarcerated in April 2022.<\/p>\n

Given all those facts, the WBC is also concerned over a violation of the right to a fair trial that led to the arrest of Mr. Obreja. Nonetheless, it is now imperative, given his medical condition, that the Romanian Government grants his immediate release so that he can receive proper and adequate medical care.<\/p>\n

With the involvement of Mr. Obreja\u2019s family, the WBC will start immediately to organize a public fundraising initiative in support of his medical care expenses. We will soon offer more details about the donation process. \u00a0\u00a0While the logistics of those efforts are implemented, if anyone is interested in contributing please contact the WBC Office at contact@wbcboxing.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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