Man City whistleblower to lose witness protection
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The Portuguese computer hacker who released documents which led to the Premier League investigation into Manchester City is set to lose his witness protection despite his fears he could be assassinated.
葡萄牙电脑黑客公布了导致英超联赛对曼城进行调查的文件，尽管他担心自己可能被暗杀，但他将失去证人保护。
Football Leaks founder Rui Pinto released a tranche of confidential football documents, including emails and financial records relating to the English Premier League side.
Football Leaks 创始人鲁伊·平托 (Rui Pinto) 公布了一批机密足球文件，包括与英超球队相关的电子邮件和财务记录。
In 2018, he shared documents with German magazine Der Spiegel, which used them for investigations into City's finances and alleged breaches of financial fair play rules.
2018年，他与德国杂志《明镜周刊》分享了文件，该杂志利用这些文件来调查曼城的财务状况以及涉嫌违反财务公平竞争规则的情况。
Last week, City were found guilty of all charges relating to breaches of the Premier League's financial regulations between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons, which they have appealed.
上周，曼城被判犯有与 2009-10 赛季至 2017-18 赛季期间违反英超联赛财务法规有关的所有指控，并已提出上诉。
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曼城确认对有罪判决提出上诉 试图摧毁曼城的电脑黑客 曼城有罪判决对他们的球队意味着什么？
Pinto became part of Portugal's witness protection programme in 2020 after agreeing to co-operate with authorities and provide files obtained through the Football Leaks operation.
平托在同意与当局合作并提供通过“足球泄密”行动获得的文件后，于 2020 年成为葡萄牙证人保护计划的一部分。
He posted on X on Friday, external that the decision to terminate his participation in the programme on 10 October has put him in a "life-threatening situation".
周五，他在 X 上发帖称，10 月 10 日终止参与该计划的决定使他处于“生命危险”。
The 37-year-old said it had left him with no alternative but to relocate to an undisclosed location for an indefinite period because of "multiple death threats" and "the serious risk of an assassination attempt".
这位37岁的男子表示，由于“多次死亡威胁”和“暗杀企图的严重风险”，他别无选择，只能无限期搬迁到一个秘密地点。
BBC Sport has approached the Commission for the Protection of Victims of Crimes in Portugal for comment.
BBC体育频道已联系葡萄牙保护犯罪受害者委员会征求意见。
Pinto has described himself as a whistleblower, but was convicted in Portugal of offences including illegal access to data and attempted extortion and given a four-year suspended sentence.
平托称自己是一名举报人，但在葡萄牙被判犯有非法获取数据和企图敲诈勒索等罪行，并被判处四年缓刑。
He wore a bulletproof vest during his first trial in 2020, which was also subject to heightened security measures.
2020年第一次受审时，他穿着防弹背心，这也受到了加强的安全措施的约束。
Earlier this year, he was acquitted in a second trial of 241 counts of illegally accessing email accounts belonging to a number of sports bodies in Portugal, including Benfica.
今年早些时候，他在对 241 项非法访问葡萄牙多家体育机构（包括本菲卡）电子邮件账户的指控的二审中被宣告无罪。
On Wednesday, Pinto turned his attention to Fifa president Gianni Infantino, saying he had "become a cancer on football" and should "have no place in the future of the game".
周三，平托将注意力转向国际足联主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺，称他已经“成为足球界的毒瘤”，并且“在足球的未来中不应该有任何位置”。
Pinto repeated allegations from 2018 that Infantino intervened to help City and Paris St-Germain avoid financial fair play sanctions from European football's governing body Uefa.
平托重申了 2018 年的指控，即因凡蒂诺介入帮助曼城和巴黎圣日耳曼避免欧洲足球管理机构欧足联的财务公平竞争制裁。
Infantino's position has recently come under increased pressure following controversial plans to sell stakes in the governing body's competitions, such as the World Cup, to private investors.
由于向私人投资者出售世界杯等管理机构赛事股份的争议性计划，因凡蒂诺的地位最近面临越来越大的压力。
A statement from Pinto's lawyers released on Friday said the decision to end his participation in the witness protection programme left him at heightened risk, noting legal proceedings stemming from the leaks remained ongoing, including the case against Manchester City.
平托律师周五发布的一份声明表示，终止他参与证人保护计划的决定使他面临更大的风险，并指出因泄密而引发的法律诉讼仍在进行中，包括针对曼城的案件。
Pinto has set up a fundraising page to help him "survive this serious situation", which he claims was "created by the Portuguese State".
平托设立了一个筹款页面来帮助他“度过这一严峻的局面”，他声称该页面是“由葡萄牙政府创建的”。
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