Spanish court sets $1.1 mln bail for Dani Alves to be released from prison
Ex-Brazil international footballer Dani Alves is to be released from jail pending an appeal against his rape conviction in exchange for posting bail of one million euros ($108,000), a Barcelona court said Wednesday. The ruling came a day after his lawyer requested his release on the grounds that he had already served a quarter of his four-and-a-half-year sentence in pre-trial detention following his arrest in January 2023.
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- Published Date: 02:12 | 20 March 2024
- Modified Date: 02:12 | 20 March 2024
A Barcelona court ruled on Wednesday that Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves can be conditionally released from jail on a 1 million euro ($1.08 million) bail despite having only served about a quarter of his sentence of four and a half years for rape.
The decision, which was not unanimous, can still be appealed.
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