Defense of Dani Alves attacks and assures that there are videos that free the Brazilian from the charges

Footballer Dani Alves continues the process of his defense after being jailed as an investigation into an alleged sexual assault against a woman at a Barcelona nightclub that occurred in December 2022 is investigated.

As reported by the media The newspaper , The Brazilian’s defence, in charge of lawyer Cristóbal Martell, is trying to prove his client’s innocence of the charges described in the appeal he presented to request the former Barcelona player’s freedom while the case is under investigation, taking into account certain precautionary measures. Among them are the obligation to appear in court, the prohibition to approach the victim and the installation of a telematic bracelet to be able to geolocate and control him.

They are also handling another option which is for bail to be posted for his parole, emphasizing that Alves will not flee and there is no risk of flight. It should be noted that this was one of the main arguments that the judge in charge gave to put him in prison.

As detailed by the aforementioned outlet which had access to this resource, the letter argues that footage captured by the nightclub’s security cameras highlights “severe quarantine or doubt of worth some of the statements that were reviewed by the investigating judge.

The text submitted by Martell indicates that the videos they accessed show the complainant accompanied by her cousin and a friend arriving at the reserved space at 3:20 a.m. and that a group of five people can be seen sharing “din a playful and festive way surrounded by many people ”. Moreover, he defines it as an open space that “This is far from the context and scenario of “environmental intimidation” that would be necessary to “break the victim’s capacity and self-determination », Points out the resource.

Later, he points out that the plaintiff “after spending time chatting with his two friends and a waiter He walks towards the cabin where the attack allegedly took place with Alves already inside without him “allowing him to pass or opening the door”.

The defense points out thatit is the moment before the sexual encounter in the tiny cubicle or bathroom in which one entered first and the other afterwards”. Likewise, he indicates that the woman “describes and expresses how she lived in a climate of terror, dread or microcosm of domination”, a scenario which, according to her, the images “belie ”.

On the other hand, the lawyer underlines on appeal that the space of the VIP area is in view of the room, which “is in conflict and conflicts with and contradicts the description made by the complainant”.

“This is where doubt assails us” and “leaves it reasonably doubted” that his account of “what happened in the couple’s solitude in the bathroom den” could “also be adorned with identical elements of narrative distortion “, he raises.