The former Barcelona footballer is serving a four-and-a-half year prison sentence for raping a woman in a nightclub.
Daniel Alves asked for the possibility of parole again after being sentenced to four and a half years in prison for raping a woman in a nightclub .
On Tuesday, the Brazilian’s lawyer, Inés Guardiola, presented an appeal to the Barcelona court so that the athlete obtains freedom.
The defender, in turn, requested that the payment of the 150,000 euros in compensation serving as a mitigating circumstance to reduce the sentence be considered very qualifying and that the sentence be reduced.
Likewise, Alves assured the Court that he would stay in Spain until his case was resolved, setting Barcelona as his place of residence. However, the prosecution opposed the option of granting conditional release to the footballer, because it still considers that there is a latent risk of flight, taking into account his economic capacity and the heavy sentence imposed. .
At the end of the hearing, Alves intervened by videoconference from Brians 2 prison, emphasizing that “I believe in justice. I’m not going to run away “.
The Spanish justice system will now have to decide in the coming days whether or not it will grant Alves freedom, while it analyzes the data provided by the prosecution which determined the initial sentence.
Note that this is the fifth time that the Brazilian has requested this service since his incarceration. All previous times, this request was rejected, under the argument of the imminent risk of flight. He The main argument in favor of this thesis is that Brazil does not have an extradition agreement with Spain, so if he goes to his country of origin, the Hispanic justice system will not be able to bring him back for serve his sentence. .
Another of the arguments presented by the victim’s defense to prevent his release is the great economic capacity that Alves must be able to manage to escape justice, despite the fact that since his arrest he has seen sponsorship contracts finalized and lost with several brands. his work at the Pumas club in Mexico.
Sentence
At the end of February, the Barcelona Provincial Court decided to sentence Alves because it was established that “the accused suddenly grabbed the complainant, threw her to the ground and, preventing her from moving, penetrated vaginally, even though the complainant said no. , that “he wanted to leave” the private bathroom of the nightclub where the events occurred. This means that “the type of absence of consent, with recourse to violence and with carnal access is fulfilled”.
Additionally, the resolution explained that “for there to be sexual assault, it is not necessary for physical injury to occur, nor for there to be evidence of heroic opposition on the part of the victim to be committed.” sexual relations.” He also emphasizes that “in the present case, we also note injuries on the victim which make it more than obvious the existence of violence to force his will, with subsequent carnal access which is not denied by the accused” .
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