The Brazilian player will remain in provisional custody
The judge dismissed the appeal presented by the defense
The third section of the Court of Barcelona decided that Dani Alves remains in preventive detention until the trial is held after agreeing with the defense of the victim the appeal presented a few days ago by the defense of the player.
In that appeal presented last January 30 against the arrest order of the investigating judge, the player’s lawyer, Cristóbal Martell, maintained that there is no risk of flight, which the magistrate relied on to send him to prison. considering that Alves came voluntarily to testify before the Mossos and that he no longer has the “financial muscle of recurring income” that the instructor attributed to him.
The player’s legal team offered other measures less onerous than prison such as surrendering the passport, wearing a telematic bracelet to stay away from the victim, paying the necessary bail and appearing, even daily, in court.
The situation of Dani Alves It’s getting worse at the moment but that doesn’t mean he’s guilty. Your final freedom will be decided when the trial is held, which currently has no date. However according to several experts an approximation can be made.
“It is long. It has two phases. The first is the investigation, where the crime is determined. There will be different judges, those who instruct and those who judge. It is not a complex issue, but with a lot of luck for Alves, which is not an issue complex, but with a lot of luck. at least a year,” he explained Manuel Iglesias Prada in 20 minutes.
Let’s remember that currently, in Spain, this type of crime are governed by the Law of Comprehensive Guarantee of Sexual Freedom. The penalties for their main crimes are as follows:
- Sexual assault – prison terms of 1 to 4 years.
- Violation – prison terms of 6 to 12 years.
aggravating as The submission of chemical products modifies the penalties as follows:
- Those for aggravated sexual assault range from 5 to 10 years in prison.
- Those for aggravated rape range from 7 to 15 years in prison.
For all that, the decision to lock him up preventively was made by the judge Anna Marín, At the request of the Prosecutor’s Office and the private prosecution carried out by lawyer Ester García, she was “motivated”.
“Without intending to be exhaustive and referring to the detailed writings of the prosecutor and the private prosecution, the indications of crime against Mr. Alves are diverse and do not start only from the complainant’s statement. but there are witnesses to the moment before and after the subject entered the bathroom to which Mrs. VVVVVV later accessed it.. and where they were both inside for about 16 minutes and where the charges allege the events occurred.
Thus they testify two cameras of the video surveillance system of the Sutton nightclub captured the silhouette of the footballer Dani Alves next to the door of the private room where the bathroom is located of the alleged violation, according to the sources consulted by EL PERIÓDICO. They are two images that are not clear but that can still be decisive.