The Provincial Court of Barcelona has denied conditional release to Dani Alves, whose oral trial for alleged rape of a young woman in a nightclub in the Catalan capital began on November 23, where the Prosecutor's Office formalized the request for nine years in prison for him. Brazilian winger.
The Investigating Judge, in the order to which La Vanguardia has had access, continues to consider "the precautionary measure of provisional detention to be necessary to avoid the risk of escape." "Based on what was stated in the (defence) appeal, the circumstances taken into account to consider the existence of that risk have not changed," the order reads.
Furthermore, he adds, there are strong factors to maintain the measure. The proximity of the trial date "does nothing but increase the risk of flight mentioned above," emphasizes the investigating judge.
"Only preventive detention can avoid this risk, especially when we are one step away from prosecution, with the Public Prosecutor's Office having already presented an indictment."
The defense had alleged the player's roots and, in addition, having "paid the amount of 150,000 euros for his delivery to the
victim, which would imply the application of the mitigating circumstance of reparation for the damage as very qualified and, therefore, a sentence of less than two years in prison could be imposed.
