Dani Alves, back to court: the player appeared again after his freedom

Daniel Alves returned to court this Friday to appear for the second time at the Hearing Barcelona after having been provisionally released from jail by paying bail of one million euros.

“The footballer arrived at the Barcelona Palace of Justice after twelve o'clock accompanied by his lawyer, Inés Guardiola, to appear before the secretariat of section 21 of the Barcelona Court, where he remained for around ten minutes, until he abandoned the building,” said the EFE agency.

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Alves was sentenced in the first instance to four years and six months in prison for raping a young woman in the bathrooms of a Barcelona nightclub on December 30, 2022.

Since January 2023 he was in jail, from which he was released 14 months later after paying the money. The Barcelona Court gave him the approval to leave by consigning the million euros, while the appeals against the sentence that convicted him of rape are resolved.

“The court imposed as precautionary measures the withdrawal of his two passports – Brazilian and Spanish.-, the prohibition to leave the country and the obligation to appear every Friday before the section 21 secretariat, or the last previous working day if it is a holiday,” said EFE.

Alves had already been in court in Easter week, But this Friday he arrived in a car driven by one of his friends to meet the court date.

“The former Barcelona player had a dress on this occasion with a cap, tracksuit pants and a black mid-season jacket, “A white T-shirt and sunglasses, he has once again shown a calm attitude, without paying attention to the press that was waiting for his arrival,” the outlet commented.

Alves was questioned by several journalists, but the former player did not answer any of the questions asked.

“Guardiola, after being questioned about whether he continued to defend the innocence of his client, stated, before closing the car door, with a resounding: “Yes, of course.”

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