Dani Alves trial begins

At ten in the morning the trial of former Barcelona player Daniel Alves, accused of the alleged rape of a 23-year-old girl in the VIP area toilets of the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona on December 31, 2022.

Since January 20, 2023, Alves has been in a temporary prison. when Judge Anna Marin, who took his testimony, found his version inconsistent. In fact, this year the player changed his version of what happened five times.

. He started by saying that he didn’t know the woman at all, then that he was in the bathroom with her, then that she attacked him and performed oral sex on him, then he admitted penetration and now adds a mitigating circumstance. circumstance of intoxication. On the other hand, the victim maintains the same version as she testified in the courtroom on the same night of the alleged attack.

The prosecutor’s office demands a sentence of 9 years in prison, and the private prosecution increases the sentence to 12 years.

. Both charges also require 150,000 euros in compensation. Photographs of the trial cannot be taken to protect the identity of the applicant.

The trial is expected to last three days.. The previous issues will be reviewed on Monday and a statement from Alves is expected. Expected same day Both sides called 28 witnesses. On Tuesday it will all end with the intervention of witnesses and the prosecutor. Wednesday will give way to the presentation of expert opinions, and reports and legal opinions will end.