Brazilian footballer Daniel Alves, who is being held without bail on charges of assault, was transferred Monday to another prison at Brians Penitentiary Center, on the outskirts of Barcelona.
After three nights in Brians 1, which has a capacity for 200 prisoners, he moved to Brians 2, a larger unit with cells and individual showers, housing 80 prisoners.
The decision to transfer the former Barcelona player has to do with his own safety, as he is a celebrity, and not because of the type of crime, as Brians 2 is being held in pre-trial detention, as is the case with the Brazil international. and others already convicted.
As soon as he was transferred, Daniel Alves underwent medical and psychological examinations, as he had already done while he was being held in Brians 1. Depending on the results of these examinations, it will be decided which module he will remain in while awaiting trial.
No defense attorneys have spoken formally about the case to date. The only information from Daniel Alves’ close circle was the confirmation that the player contradicted himself in statements before the court: he initially denied having committed sexual acts with the woman who accused him, later saying that there was consent from the victim.
Dani Alves has been in custody since Friday, after being held as part of an investigative process over a sexual assault complaint.
The Brazil international was arrested in Barcelona on Friday morning after he reported it to the police, where an investigation into alleged sexual assault that took place in December is ongoing.
The player was summoned to appear at Les Corts police station in Barcelona following the investigation into the alleged crime of assault, the complaint of which was filed on January 2.
The alleged facts allegedly took place in a club in Barcelona on the night of December 30 to 31, but on January 5, Dani Alves told the Spanish television channel Antena 3 that he had not attacked anyone and that he did not know the complainant.
“First of all I would like to deny this. I was there, spent a good night with other people, but without invading other people’s space. I don’t know who that woman is, I don’t know her,” said Dani Alves at the time . , 39 years old.
Dani Alves, who was in Qatar at the 2022 World Cup and played for the Mexican team Pumas, had a successful career in Barcelona, where he spent a few days on vacation in December, after joining the Brazilian team team that played in the last World Cup.
He also played for Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain, among others, in a career full of successes that made him the most titled player in the world with 43 trophies.
The Brazil international, who is married to a Spanish woman, was on holiday after the World Cup before returning to Pumas.
Source: DN
