Rodolfo Sancho denounces being a victim of extortion by a trial witness: “I have not bought anyone”

The trial against Daniel Sancho for the murder and dismemberment of Edwin Arrieta in Thailand ended last May 6 but his father, Rodolfo, continues at war. Returning to Spain after spending a month in the Asian country supporting his son in this complicated moment, the protagonist of plastic sea He has reported being the victim of terrible extortion by a witness.

This is a Venezuelan man who, in 2021, reported Edwin Arrieta for an attempted sexual assault. It was he who contacted Sancho’s defense to collaborate in the trial and they decided to work with him after verifying the data, paying for his visa and a plane ticket for his transfer to Koh Samui. The idea was for him to participate in the trial as a witness to reinforce the thesis of Daniel Sancho, who assured that he defended himself against an attempted rape by Arrieta. However, this man never appeared at trial. Instead, he asked the actor for a large amount of money and threatened to tell him that both he and his son’s defense had tried to ‘buy’ him: “I have never looked for a false witness. Never”Rodolfo Sancho said in The world.

Outraged, the interpreter states bluntly: “Many people have asked me for money. I have never offered money. My legal representatives made the transfers because I was a witness for the case. I want to make it clear that it is a fallacy that I have been able to buy anyone. Not witnesses, not the judge “, nor to the prosecutor. Those who suggest this lie and tarnish my image.”

His defense, made up of the offices of Balfagón-Chippirrás and Marcos García Montes, have also revealed that they are studying taking legal measures for “misappropriation, fraud and extortion” against this individual and all those in Spain who “try to use this information to harm the pending sentencing procedure and the image of Daniel Sancho.”