Events This was the night he took Dani Alves to jail
Controversy Joana Sanz, wife of Dani Alves, breaks her silence: "I have lost the only two pillars of my life"
The rape accusation has caught him by the band, but Dani Alves (39) has the whole family aligned in his defense.
In provisional prison for a week, the former Barça footballer will face a
long judicial process
that could keep him imprisoned for months.
After being denounced by a young woman who claims to have suffered a sexual assault, the player must clarify the events that occurred on December 30, 2022. The night in which he allegedly forced the complainant to have sex in the bathroom of the VIP area of the nightclub Sutton from Barcelona.
"I know who my husband is and how respectful he is," his wife,
Joana Sanz
(29), told the media.
Married to Alves since 2017, the Canarian model claims to be devastated, although she retains faith in him.
From the first minute, both she and the footballer's ex-wife, Dinora Santana, have pointed out her impeccable attitude as a husband and father.
Also a sports agent for the Brazilian,
Santana is the mother of her two children: Daniel (16) and Victoria (15)
, and she maintains an excellent relationship with the man she was married to for three years.
From Brazil, the Alves family has also made a pineapple.
"She's a trap,"
her brothers Junior and Ney
said on television
.
The latter has used social networks to warn about the distress suffered by his parents, Domingo and Lucía.
"We would give our lives for him," he revealed on Instagram.
A discreetly successful singer in his country, Ney Alves has expressed his dissatisfaction with the legal advice the player received, stating on the Telecinco program Fiesta that his lawyer was not being effective.
The truth is that Dani Alves is still being held at the Brians 2 prison in Barcelona for fear of a possible flight risk.
A
host of contradictions in his statements
and his inability to dispel doubts about his guilt have complicated his release.
However, he has decided to sign a big star to strengthen his defense.
From now on,
his case will be handled by
Cristóbal Martell, a prestigious lawyer who practiced in the legal cases of Lionel Messi and Jordi Pujol.
Lawyer considered by many as
the best criminal lawyer in Spain
.
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Dani Alves' supporters: his wife, his singer brother and a family that would give "their lives for him"
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Dani Alves' supporters: his wife, his singer brother and a family that would give "their lives for him"
"If provisional detention was decreed, it is due to a series of requirements: his lack of family roots in Spain, that it is a serious crime and evidence that proves the complainant's version," describes
Sofía Maraña
to LOC .
A criminal lawyer from the Maraña Abogados firm, she points to a series of bad decisions and the credible story of the alleged victim as reasons
for Dani Alves' judicial disadvantage.
Also the recordings of the security cameras and that the complainant recognized one of his invisible tattoos are elements that play against him.
"She denounced immediately. She
has the support of her friends, the security guard and witnesses who saw her crying. When the semen test is done, it will be possible to verify if it is his," he stresses.
According to the Supreme Court, to grant credibility to the description of a crime, two principles must be met: "Plausibility and persistence. It
is plausible
and in principle there is no spurious spirit because I had just met him. In addition, very well advised,
has waived compensation
."
One of the first setbacks that Alves had after being accused was hiring his usual lawyer,
Miraida Puentes Wilson
, whose specialty is commercial law, and the player's trusted person in business matters.
"He testifies at the police station, which is not recommended. Because
at the police station we can read the complaint quickly, but they don't give us the evidence
."
In total, Alves spoke three times: once on television, another before the Police and also before the investigating judge, offering three different and incompatible versions.
At first, he denied knowing the complainant and then argued before the judge that they had had a sexual relationship, albeit consensual.
"We also do not recommend going to court to declare whether the proceedings are in summary proceedings, which is when the procedure cannot be seen."
After these two errors, Alves' ex-wife proposed hiring a new lawyer
, Andrés Maluenda.
However, in the player's environment the vision of signing the criminal defendant who defended Messi in his litigation for tax fraud ended up being imposed.
Also famous for having defended Barça in the case of hiring Neymar and former Barca president Josep Lluís Núñez,
Martell will try to get his client to testify for the fourth time.
Something difficult to achieve.
At the moment, a strategy must be designed to discredit the complainant, even if she admits her adultery.
"It is true that there are women who denounce elite players for money, prepare evidence... But not here."
According to the complainant's account, in addition to being raped, she was
beaten by the player.
Something that would be easily comparable based on the injury report provided by her.
Although it is still early to know the date of the trial,
the maximum time that the footballer will be able to remain in preventive custody will be two years
.
Even having the minimum sentence marker in his favor, if no light is shed on the matter, Alves may continue in the shadows until they feel him again on the defendant's bench.
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