The reasons delaying the definition in the Dani Alves case of sexual assault and the key role that a new declaration could have

The next few days will be crucial to know what the future of Dani Alves will be. The 39-year-old, who just made the Brazil squad roster which played at the World Cup in Qatar late last year, has been detained since January 20 at the center Brian 2 Barcelona for the case of sexual assault on a 23-year-old girl of which he is accused.

While he remains in prison, the Barcelona court must define whether he will continue in prison or if the request for probation made by his lawyer will be accepted Christophe Martellthe lawyer who defended the former Pumas de México player after his arrest by the Mossos d’Esquadra after the fact that took place in the disco sutton of the Catalan city.

After receiving the appeals presented by the defense and the lawyer of the woman who was allegedly abused by Alves, and the coroner’s reports from the Barcelona investigative court number 15, which confirmed the penetration of the historic Brazilian full-back and that also traces of sperm were found on the young woman’s clothes and on the floor of the VIP bathroom, the decision on the future of the former Barça would be made after a ‘vistilla’as indicated by the television channel Antenna 3from Spain.

What do you mean by this name? It is a Spanish judicial term used in a preliminary hearing in which a judge must confirm whether to pursue the charge against the person involved or release them in the manner decided by the magistrate.

Spanish media reported that the situation had been delayed longer than expected as both parties involved and the prosecution rushed to deliver the allegations in the case. Another of the situations that are put on the table, and which could generate a change in the case would be that Dani Alves decides to testify again. This would be his fifth testimony, after the previous ones in which he gave different versions of the facts. In the latest, the former San Pablo footballer confirmed there had been a sexual encounter, but he said the act was “consensual”.

Pending the decision of the Barcelona court, the defense is working on a plan to dismantle what it considers a “narrative distortion” about what happened that morning at the disco. For the defense lawyer, there are elements that support the idea that the sexual act between Alves and the alleged victim was consensual. After reviewing the night’s seven hours of recording, a gap of two minutes is established between the entrance to the toilets of the player who has just been part of the Brazilian team’s line-up in the last Cup of the world in Qatar and that of the woman who accuses him, indicated the newspaper La Razón.

In this sense, the lawyer Martell understands that the investigation opened by the security forces of Catalonia has been “biased” because the videos do not show that the girl has been in a situation of “terror, terror or domination” as indicated by the reports of the moment the victim allegedly suffered in this case.

Shortly after serving a month in police custody, the prosecution took into account a similar case also involving a Brazilian player to decide that Alves remains in prison until the cause is determined. A few years ago, the former number 10 of Real Madrid and Brazil Robinho was convicted with a friend of rape in three cases in Italy and currently lives freely in Brazil. This scenario has been cited by prosecutors out of fear that Daniel Alves will travel to his native country and then could be extradited to face a possible conviction.

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