This Thursday, February 16, will be a crucial day in the case of Dani Alves. The third department of the court in Barcelona called the parties at 10:00 (04:00 in Ecuador) for a hearing on the appeal for provisional release filed by the defense of the Brazilian, led by criminal lawyer Cristóbal Martello, according to La Vanguardia.

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According to the newspaper, this Wednesday the judges would receive the appeal presented by the Brazilian lawyer, as well as the allegations of the prosecutor and defense of the young woman, lawyer Ester García. Let us remind you that the 23-year-old victim accused the football player of the rape that allegedly happened on December 30 in the private bathroom of the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona.

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The player will not be allowed to attend the courtroom, even virtually, as the hearing, which will be held behind closed doors, will only be attended by the parties’ lawyers.

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Judge’s decision

After holding a hearing to discuss the appeal lodged by the Brazilian, in which he is seeking temporary release pending a trial on the facts of the conviction of the young woman, the three judges of the court in Barcelona will meet to discuss their decision.

Alves was sent to prison without bail because the investigating judge deemed him a flight risk due to his economic strength and because he is from a country with which he does not have an extradition treaty. However, the player’s defense states that he has roots in Barcelona, ​​family and business. Namely, the player himself presented the document to the address where he was registered with his wife, model Joana Sanz, in Esplugues de Llobretat.

Likewise, Martell would also say that Alves would be willing to pay an economic amount as a deposit, as well as deliver his two passports (he has dual citizenship, Brazilian and Spanish) and wear a telematics bracelet to locate him at all. times. For his part, he would have no problem coming either to sign occasionally in court or to have a restraining order and a ban on communicating with the victim.

In the meantime, both the girl’s defense and the prosecutor advocate the seriousness of the facts he is accused of, and believe that there is a danger of the player escaping, which is why they want him to remain in prison. In addition, the forensic report confirms that the remains found in the victim’s vagina have the same DNA as the samples provided by the Brazilian. (D)