The complex judicial map of Dani Alves: many indications, an 'agreed' arrest and a difficult horizon

Dani Alves will serve a week in jail next Friday.

The judge of the Investigating Court number 15 of Barcelona decreed that day provisional prison without bail for the former Barça player, who since then has learned more details about an investigation that, at first, was kept in the most absolute secret by part of the Mossos D'Esquadra.

After all the known details, this is the exact situation of the case.

What is Dani Alves accused of?

The Investigating Court number 15 of Barcelona charges him with a crime of sexual assault.

He is punished with a sentence that ranges

and Alves can be given the highest sentence for the alleged violence used to commit the crime.

He allegedly committed it on January 30 at dawn at the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona, ​​when he assaulted a 23-year-old girl in a bathroom in the VIP area and raped her after slapping her, since she resisted her.

A week later, the court opened an investigation after receiving the report from the Mossos d'Esquadra.

How was Alves stopped?

The alleged sexual assault came to light on December 31 and two days later the victim formalized the complaint before the Mossos d'Esquadra.

In addition, she provided as evidence the medical report, which shows that she had traces of DNA that was not hers, as well as the dress she was wearing that night at the disco.

From then on, the Central Unit for Sexual Assaults, a specific group within the Mossos, began to collect evidence such as images from security cameras or statements from nightclub employees.

This is how Alves was cornered.

Later they contacted her lawyer, when the court opened proceedings, and

when he went to Barcelona to question him.

That was last Friday, taking advantage of a permit from his former club for personal reasons, and as soon as they saw him they arrested him.

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What were the three versions of Alves?

He spent a short time at the Mossos police station and from there he went to the court, which made him wait hours, since the victim first declared.

In his appearance, assisted by his lawyer, Alves changed his version when he saw that he was cornered.

He first denied knowing the girl, as he had said on

a few days ago, then he assured that she entered the bathroom while he was there and finally that the relations were consented, but that the woman pounced on him.

He said it after learning that there were biological remains in the victim's body and other details that she narrated, such as identifying a tattoo in the pelvic area.

Precisely, given this disparity,

and make it clear that he did not commit any crime.

The player has decided to "reinforce" his criminal defense with one of the most reputable lawyers in

: the lawyer

who has defended

case , and also, in other causes, the

family and numerous Spanish businessmen and politicians, as in the 'Nóos case', against

Why are they ordering pretrial detention without bail?

Mainly because of the risk of flight.

For the judge, Alves has great purchasing power, which would make it

, a country with which there is no extradition treaty with Spain.

In addition, he faces a high prison sentence and there is abundant evidence that he allegedly committed the sexual assault on the victim.

Where is he imprisoned?

In Brians 2 prison. He was transferred this week after staying in Brians 1 prison over the weekend.

Once he entered, security officials verified his identity and searched his personal life and his belongings.

Afterwards, the health workers visited him and the treatment team met with the inmate to decide whether he should be included in the corresponding group.

That took place on Monday and will remain in

Are there special measures in prison due to the presence of Alves?

The Department of Justice of the Generalitat made it clear that "nothing is done differently from what happens with any other inmate."

However, he was transferred to the Brians 2 prison to "better guarantee security and coexistence" since the Brians 1 modules, which are for remand prisoners, have an average of 200 inmates.

Those of Brians 2, which is for convicts but there are also some preventive, has 80. For this reason, the Generalitat considers that the transfer

in a residential module" since the presence of a public figure always generates tension and expectation in jail.

How is Alves in prison?

He spent his first hours in jail dejected and almost without eating in an individual cell.

He will now have a partner who will help him in his first days in prison and has also received medical and psychological assistance.

Judicial sources suggest that he is focused on getting his appeal accepted to

His lawyers will present it this week, first to the same court and then to the Barcelona Court, asking that other measures be adopted, such as the prohibition to leave Spain, withdrawal of passport or a bond.

The process can take weeks so, for now, Alves must acclimatize to prison life.

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