The case of which Dani Alves is accused of allegedly raping a young woman, in a nightclub in Barcelona, continues to advance. This is how the Brazilian is about to serve five months in prison after not being authorized to be released on bail. Meanwhile, his wife, Joana Sanz, decided to show herself before the cameras for the first time to speak publicly about the situation she is going through. The model agreed to give an interview about her husband for Spanish television, where sheexplains how she maintains the link with the footballer through visits she makes from prison and the way she tries to lead her personal life.
The television program Vanitatis (Antena 3) shared on Monday the talk they had with Sanz, which will be published in full from tomorrow. It consists of 20 questions, although from the European broadcast they revealed one of them.
In the only response released, the native of Tenerife, Spain, who has already been seen three times visiting prison, confessed how she is allowed to meet Dani Alves. "I see it through a glass and we talk through a phone. We are not alone. They are transparent booths in which, on the sides, you have more people who, if you speak a little loudly, listen to you. That's why I find it violent and that's why we haven't yet been able to talk about the serious things that affect us. I haven't even been able to insult him yet," Sanz said.
In addition, Nacho Gay, director and collaborator of the program, clarified to the other questions that Sanz answered: "It responds to whether she is still in love with Dani Alves, if she intends to divorce, if she has initiated her procedures and if she believes in the innocence of her still husband. " It is worth remembering that Dani Alves and the Spanish model met in 2015, getting married two years later.
Alves and Sanz married in 2017.
On the side of the player, who turned 40 years behind bars on May 6, is waiting for the definition of his situation. The fact for which he is accused would have happened on December 30, 2022 at the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona, with the complaint being made on January 2 by a 23-year-old woman. And after appearing to testify for the first time, he was detained without the possibility of payment on bail for "flight risk".
Alves was immediately transferred to the Brians II prison in Catalonia, where he has been since the beginning of the year. Since his arrival, his life took a 180-degree turn. As a result, several cellmates have reported that the attitudes of the historic former Barcelona footballer betray the mood in which he is. "He's thinner, he's more emaciated. He looks sad at times," they confessed.
They added: "He doesn't come out. He only goes out to the sports center when he plays against another module. If not, it stays there in the module or it is put there in the day room, which is the TV, to watch TV"
Dani Alves, waiting to be released from prison while new evidence appears against him. Photo: AP Photo/Andre Penner, File.
Since his arrest, the Brazilian changed his statement to the court five times and a few weeks ago the recordings captured by the security cameras of the nightclub were revealed, which show the actions of Alves during that night.
From the defense of the player, carried out by Cristóbal Martell, they express that the sexual relationship that Alves had with the alleged victim was consensual and was never a rape. Likewise, the judge of the case has confirmed that after not allowing the defendant to freedom, the trial will be held at the end of this year to decree a resolution.
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