The Brazilian Daniel Alves He issued his first public statements this Saturday after being arrested in January 2023 accused of sexual assault. The former footballer, who is on parole, spoke out through a statement on his social networks.
The former FC Barcelona and PSG player, among other clubs, attended his second weekly appearance before the court in Barcelona last Friday after having received conditional release on March 25 after paying the bail of one million euros. euros.
Daniel Alves, now 40, was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in the bathroom of a nightclub during a party in December 2022 for which he was sentenced to four and a half years in prison. However, the Brazilian’s defense appealed the decision and is awaiting a final sentence.
In the statement published on his personal Instagram account, the former footballer rules out having made statements that were published in the Spanish newspaper “El Periódico” where they claimed that the Brazilian had pointed out how it was part of his routine now that he was out of prison. .
“It’s what I do. Every Friday go to court and that’s it. I don’t have much else to do either.”the newspaper noted that it had been stated by the former player that he denied that statement with his statement, the first public statement since he had been released on parole.
“It is not true that I have granted any interview to any media outlet, nor will I grant one while the judicial process is not resolved”explained Dani Alves, who must appear in court every Friday until there is a firm decision on his case.
The Brazilian’s release from prison after receiving the conditional release measure was surrounded by controversy after it became known that the former player had held a big party at his residence in Barcelona that was later revealed to have been for his father’s birthday.
Additionally, the Brazilian, who at the time became the player who had won the most titles in his career, has been the target of people’s rejection upon his arrival at the courts in Barcelona where he has been received with shouts and insults in both first presentations he has made.
Dani Alves received conditional release with a weekly reporting regime and cannot leave the country after his Spanish and Brazilian passports were withdrawn. There is still no estimate to know when a final ruling will be given on the Brazilian’s defense appeal.
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