Brazil’s Supreme Court (STJ) ruled this Friday to keep Robinho’s passport while he analyzes whether the former player can serve out his Italian rape sentence in the country.
“While the Supreme Court (STJ) is analyzing a request for homologation of the Italian sentence that sentenced the player Robinho to nine years in prison for rape, Minister Francisco Falcao has banned the athlete from leaving the country. STJ within five days,” the court said in a statement.
Robinho was sentenced to nine years in prison by the European country’s judiciary for his role in the gang rape of a young Albanian woman in Milan in 2013.
According to a statement released by the Brazilian body, the judge took into account “indications” that the former footballer was “trying to avoid Italian criminal law” and also “may have left Brazil to avoid serving his sentence.”
According to the decision, the player’s passport must be delivered directly to the STZ.
Last October, Italy requested the extradition of the former Real Madrid and AC Milan striker following his conviction for an infraction, but extradition of nationals is prohibited under the Brazilian constitution.
Consequently, Italy demanded that the sentence be served in its country of origin.
The events took place in 2013, when, according to the investigation, Robinho allegedly forced the then 23-year-old girl to drink until she passed out, and then forced her and a group of friends to have sex in the dressing room of a nightclub without her. be able to resist.
At that time, the footballer had a contract with Milan, where he played four seasons (2010-2014).
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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