Dani Alves entered the Brians 2 penitentiary center on January 20 under a accusation of sexual assault to a woman in the bathrooms of a nightclub, the Sutton in Barcelona, on December 30, 2022. Since then, her case has taken a path that is not very favorable for the former soccer player; Now, the investigation into the crime that he has allegedly committed, by section 21 of the Barcelona Court, has come to an end. And he is firm. Dani Alves sent to trial after finding incriminating evidence.
This is reflected in the order notified this Tuesday and signed on November 9. At this moment we consider that there is sufficient rational evidence to agree to the opening of the oral trial under the terms requested by the Prosecutor’s Office and the private prosecution., it reads. Regarding the statements of the alleged victim and the witness statements and expert reports that appear in the case, it is said that they should be considered as sufficient for this purpose without this entailing any detriment to the final result derived from the plenary phase.
Furthermore, the court, after ending the summary, gives a period of five days to the Prosecutor’s Office and the private prosecution to provide those documents in which a prison sentence of 8 to 10 years is requested. The same time margin leaves the defense to present the pertinent documents; The second party is expected to insist on his innocence by arguing consent to the relationships. The date on which the trial will be held will be specified once these two procedures have been carried out.
The annulment requested by the defense is denied
Alves’ defense insists that the nullity of everything that has been done since January 9, 2023 is declaredbasing said request by considering the principle of presumption of innocence violated in its extra-procedural aspect, pointing out that The investigating judge lost neutrality from the same day he directed the procedure due to the parallel trial that was being held in the media. and considering that the investigation has been directed solely at obtaining evidence that could reinforce the criminal nature of the events.
Enlarge
The court has not considered it that way. Criminal proceedings that affect public figures have an undoubted media impactis recognized in the order, which clarifies the following: these attacks on the presumption of innocence have no consequences in-process, but rather they must be prevented or, where appropriate, repaired from the scope of protection of the right to honor. This being the circumstance, it is ruled that In no way can they mean the nullity of everything that took place in the procedure.
