Joana Sanz, Dani Alves' wife, prepared to testify at the trial: “She feels used by him”

The trial of Dani Alves for alleged sexual assault at the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona in the early hours of December 30 to 31, 2022, has started this Monday, February 5, and will continue until Wednesday the 7th. Joana Sanzhis wife, testify this Tuesday.

“Joana Sanz feels used by Alves, she doesn't know if she will testify on his behalf at the trial”Laura Fa explained this Monday in Public mirror. The Catalan journalist has also assured that Sanz does not follow the case on television, but that she is in direct contact with a person who is inside the Barcelona Court.

Since the former Barça player, a year and 15 days ago, entered prison under preventive detention, the news related to the Brazilian and the Canary Islands have been constant. The model's statements, her visits to the Brians 2 prison and her movements on social networks have been confusing, because despite announcing their separation in March of last year, she has shown her support publicly and has not finished clarifying the point at which it is with respect to it. The two married on July 8, 2017, in an intimate wedding that took place in Formentera. Her testimony generates great expectation and could be key in the course of the trial.

The trial, as we said, will last until Wednesday and the private prosecution of the complainant demands a sentence that condemns him to 12 years in prison, while the Prosecutor's Office has demanded a sentence of nine years in prison. At the start of the session, the defense of the former Barça player has asked to suspend the trial in which he is accused of sexually assaulting a young woman at the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona because he considers that a “parallel trial in the media” has violated his Right to the presumption of innocence. The complainant's statement is also scheduled for this Monday.

In the room she will be separated from the accused by a screen to prevent them from having visual contact. Also as a measure of protection for the victim, the court has ordered that her statement be held behind closed doors and the judicial recording of her statement, which will be recorded as evidence, will be pixelated and with her voice distorted to prevent her from being recognized if The video is later leaked.