Accused of rape, the Brazilian footballer Dani Alves will remain in pre-trial detention in Spain. His appeal it was indeed rejected from an court di Barcelona due to a "high risk of escape".
Dani Alves refuses to leave prison: "High risk of escape."
"The court confirms the pre-trial detention" e "rejects the appeal presented by the defense", reads a statement released by the judicial authorities of Catalonia (north-east).
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The court emphasizes "the high risk of escape" di Dani Alves "linked to the heavy sentence that could be imposed on him in this case" and its financial means "which could allow him to leave Spain at any time" to return to Brazil, from where he could not be extradited.
Dani Alves, the rape accusation and the prison sentence for Brians
Dani Alves, 39, is accused of rape by a young woman. The episode dates back to the end of December, in the bathrooms of a nightclub in Barcelona. Since January 20th he has been locked up in the prison complex of Brian's, located about forty kilometers from Barcelona.
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