At 4:25 p.m. this afternoon, Monday, March 25, Dani Alves left the prison accompanied by his lawyer, Inés Guardiola. The former footballer from Seville, FC Barcelona and Pumas among others has been released from prison after bail of one million euros was posted. A fact that puts an end to the judicial process in which he has been involved for the last year, after a sexual assault in a nightclub in Barcelona.
A fact that has provoked millions of reactions not only in Spain, but in all possible corners of the world. One of them is the one that his brother, Ney Alves, has dropped through his Instagram profile. “With our heads held high, we are going to prove his innocence to the world,” he wrote along with an image of the moment that occurred a few hours ago, that of the winner of 43 club and national team competitions from Brians 2.
The scene soon went viral due to the procession that was waiting for him in front of the door of the penitentiary center. The former soccer player came out surrounded by dozens of people, who were protesting against the death of Núria, the cook murdered in Mas d'Enric, shouting "We are all Núria." The media have tried to throw several questions at him in this regard, but neither Alves nor his lawyer have addressed any of the microphones.
Alves' initial sentence was four and a half years in prison for the crime of rape, but he has finally been released on bail of one million euros in the absence of a final sentence. Likewise, his passports have been taken away and he must appear in court weekly. This decision has caused a debate about the options that people with a higher amount of income have to benefit from this type of bail bond.
The possibility that Neymar da Silva Santos, father of his former teammate in Barça and the Brazilian team, paid said bail also generated controversy on social networks. The father, however, ruled out this fact that his son sought to promote. “It is a different situation from the previous one, in which the Spanish justice system has already decided the sentence,” the businessman expressed in recent statements, trying to clear the matter from his area of interest.
“There is speculation and attempts to associate my name and that of my son in a matter that today is no longer our responsibility. I hope Daniel finds all the answers he seeks with his own family. For us, for my family, the matter is over. And that's it!” Da Silva Santos concluded. Finally, the former soccer player would have been deposited this Monday by his defense.
