2023-08-02 22:25:00
(FILES) Pumas’ Brazilian defender Dani Alves gestures during the Mexican Apertura tournament soccer match against Atlas at the Jalisco stadium in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on September 3, 2022. – Dani Alves appeared today before a Barcelona judge who notified him that he will go to trial for rape, a decision that the Brazilian soccer player did not oppose so as not to delay the process, reported the Spanish justice and his defense. Alves, who has been in jail since January, showed “his opposition” to the trial, for which there is no date. (Photo by Ulises Ruíz / AFP)
Dani Alves appeared this Wednesday before a Barcelona judge who notified him that he will go to trial for rape, a decision that the Brazilian soccer player did not oppose so as not to delay the process, information from the Spanish justice and his defense.
The former defender of Barça and the Brazilian team was “summoned” in a Barcelona court to receive “the resolution that concludes the investigation phase and that details the indices that the investigating magistrate considers that, of the tests carried out, there are against him”, reported the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJCat) in a statement.
Alves, who has been in jail since January, showed “his opposition” to the prosecution, for which there is no date, but “neither he nor the other parties have requested, nor reported any other aspect,” added the TSJCat.
The law firm that represents the player specified in a statement that Alves “has stated that he will not appeal the resolution in order to expedite what leads to the holding of an oral trial”, and confirmed that “he has shown himself not satisfied with the account of the facts contained in the court decision.
Alves will be tried for a sexual assault allegedly committed on December 30, 2022, upon his return from the Qatar World Cup, in the private toilets of a Barcelona nightclub.
On January 2, the young woman denounced the player. Although this time she initially denied knowing her, she changed her version several times until she admitted that they had had a consensual relationship.
The woman’s version of events remained stable and the judge rejected various appeals from Alves’ lawyers asking for his conditional release, alleging that there was a risk of flight to Brazil.
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