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Man City whistleblower Pinto to lose witness protection amid death threats
Original: Man City whistleblower Pinto to lose witness protection amid death threats https://www. aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/3 /
Rui Pinto, the Football Leaks whistleblower whose disclosures triggered financial investigations involving Manchester City, says he will lose his witness protection status and has received death threats. Pinto, who cooperated with Portuguese and European investigators, says he will go into hiding for an indefinite period once protection ends. Commenters are debating whether authorities are abandoning him despite the significance of his revelations to football finance cases.
Why now: News that the man behind leaks central to the Man City financial case is being left exposed to threats is drawing widespread concern.
Rui PintoManchester CityFootball LeaksPortugal
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- Man City whistleblower Pinto to lose witness protection amid death threats https://www. aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/3 /man-city-whistleblower-pinto-to-lose-witness-protection-amid-death-threats?traffic_source=rss Pinto says he will go into hiding for an indefinite period… · MillMessenger@journa.host · 2
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