The sentences that marked the first day of the trial against Dani Alves: “He has a negative balance of 20 thousand euros”

This Monday saw the first day of the trial against Brazilian footballer Dani Alves in Spain. who faces a twelve-year prison sentence for an alleged sexual assault.

The investigation focuses on the accusation presented by a young woman whom the Brazilian allegedly raped in a nightclub in Barcelona on the night of December 30 to 31, 2022.

For this reason, Alves was placed in preventive detention on January 20, 2023, a situation that has remained until now due to the high risk of escape that his case presents, since Brazil does not have a prison agreement. extradition with Spain.

The first day left a few sentences relevant to the investigation. ORNone of them were raised by the footballer’s defense, emphasizing that the principle of equality of arms was violated, because “he did not have a trial with all the guarantees.” “.

Furthermore, the defender stated that “Alves has a negative balance of 20,000 euros and a judicial embargo of 50,000 euros “.

He also mentioned a “violation of fundamental rights”, since “no analysis was carried out to determine his blood alcohol level”.

On the other hand, the victim’s lawyer, Ester García, did not deny the undeniable media impact of the trial, but stressed the need to preserve privacy, because “public figure is Alves, not my client “.

Then he added that “it seems the defense wants there to be privileges for the accused. “Neutrality was not lacking.”

In turn, the Court approved that Alves testify this Wednesday, because “in this case there is evidence that goes beyond the investigation and the accused may not have detailed knowledge. “This contributes to the clarification of the facts and it is justified that he ultimately testifies in full knowledge of all the evidence.”

In the case of the witnesses, a friend of the victim pointed out that “This man was standing (referring to Alves). He had a slimy attitude, he put his hand on my back and almost touched my ass . “I went to the other side of the table, practically alone.”

The witness assured that in no case was her friend’s relationship with Alves consensual: “She didn’t want to, no, no, no “. “I didn’t want to point it out, it really cost us a lot of money. I was shocked. Today, she is very bad, she has lost a lot of weight, she is anxious. He has reduced his circle of friends because he doesn’t trust anyone. “She thinks all the time that they are going to look at her, anywhere.”