The Supreme Court of Catalonia has fully satisfied the appeal filed by the famous Brazilian footballer Dani Alves in the rape case and overturned the conviction. The court also lifted all restrictions imposed on Alves. This was reported by the news agency "Reuters".
According to the court's decision, the evidence in the case was found to be insufficient to the extent that it "exceeds the standards required by the presumption of innocence". The court also noted that the testimony of the alleged victim was not reliable compared to the facts that could be confirmed by video recordings. The court said that this situation "clearly demonstrates" that the victim's testimony is not true.
Meanwhile, the decision can be appealed to the Spanish Supreme Court. This means that the case has not yet reached its final stage.
Trial and arrest details
In February 2024, a court sentenced Dani Alves to four and a half years in prison for raping a woman in a nightclub toilet in Barcelona in 2022. The footballer was arrested in January 2023 and has been in prison to this day. However, in March 2024, a month after the court verdict, he was released on bail of one million euros.
Dani Alves' football career
The 41-year-old Dani Alves began his football career at the Spanish club Sevilla and later joined Barcelona, with whom he won the Champions League and the Spanish championship several times. Since 2016, he has also played for Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and São Paulo in Brazil. He later returned to Barcelona as a free agent, leaving the club in 2022.
It is still unknown whether Dani Alves will be released by the court and how the upcoming proceedings will affect his football career.
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