Dani Alves will continue to be detained

Barcelona’s court number 15 rejected the request of former Barcelona footballer Dani Alves, who wanted to be tried pending trial through his lawyer, and decided to continue the footballer’s detention.

Spanish media wrote that the evidence presented by the prosecution on the guilt of Alves, who is a Spanish and Brazilian citizen, was considered sufficient by the court and considering the risk of flight, it was considered appropriate to remain in prison.

EVENT HISTORY

Alves, who was accused of sexually assaulting a 23-year-old woman in a nightclub in the city of Barcelona on the night of December 30, 2022, was arrested after arriving in Barcelona from Mexico on January 20 and later arrested by the courts. . he was taken to

Alves, 39, who changed his statements three times and finally claimed that he lied in his first statements to “admit sexual relations, hide infidelity from his wife and protect his wife”, was transferred from Brains 1 prison to Brains 2 Prison on January 23 for security reasons.

Under current laws in Spain, Alves is likely to face between 1 and 12 years in prison.

Alves, who in his career has played for teams such as Sevilla, Barcelona, ​​Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Sao Paulo, was fired from the Mexican national team UNAM, where he last played, after being arrested in Barcelona on assault charges. sexual. (AA)