MOSCOW, February 14, Andrey Vasilchin. The scandal surrounding Spartak Moscow footballer Quincy Promes has reached a new level. On Wednesday it became known that an Amsterdam court sentenced the leader of the “red and whites” to six years in prison in a cocaine smuggling case.
Sports tells about everything that is known about the punishment of the Dutchman at the moment.
Everything could have been tougherAs RTL journalist Wesley Meyer wrote on social networks, the hearing in the high-profile case took place on January 24 — the prosecutor's office insisted on nine years in prison, but the court ultimately handed down a more lenient sentence.
< br>What else happened in the capital’s court:
- Uncle Promes was given six years in prison and fined 6 thousand euros;
- the prosecution was able to prove that it was Promes, under the pseudonym Fantasma, who negotiated with the drug dealer;
- it was also said at the trial that the football player was on all six flights of the plane that was used for smuggling.< /li>
The footballer’s side is appealing the court’s decision: Promes’ defense has 14 days to file an appeal.
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"Promes’ side informs us about the progress of the process. This is not a final decision, there will be an appeal.”
Press service of “Spartak”
What happened in 2020 Three years ago, in the port of Belgian Antwerp, police intercepted two shipments of narcotic substances weighing about 1,370 kg. According to investigators, they belonged to the convict: the football player was allegedly associated with drug dealer Pete Wortel, to whom Promes paid 250 thousand euros for the lost cocaine “for his safety.” The prosecutor's office put forward the version that Promes and Wartel were part of a large criminal network in which the Spartak player was one of the leading members. And she even provided recordings of telephone conversations in which the player talks about investing 75 thousand euros in drug trafficking and organizing the delivery of prohibited substances.
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"If this verdict comes into force, and it can be appealed to higher authorities, then "Spartak" It would be more advisable to terminate the contract with Promes than to plan his international trips and think about the player’s safety. There are many countries that can extradite Promes to the Netherlands. The situation is tense, the case smells of kerosene.If the verdict comes into force, then Spartak will most likely terminate the contract with the player.
Lawyer Sergei Zhorin in a conversation with SE
Other problems with the law Note that last summer, an Amsterdam court sentenced Promes to one and a half years in prison for an aggravated assault on a cousin: as foreign media reported, in July 2020, the player quarreled with a relative at a party and stabbed him. Subsequently, the football player filed an appeal against this decision — the victim demands 100 thousand euros from the athlete, but the final amount that the football player will have to pay his brother will be determined later.
Where is Promes now? At the moment, the football player is at a training camp with Spartak in the UAE . Through his lawyer Robert Malevich, he declared his innocence.
Earlier, Voetbalzone reported that Promes could be extradited if the Dutch prosecutor's office informs the UAE authorities about his presence in the country.
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"The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs is only involved if there is a consular request for assistance. At the moment this is not the case. For further questions about arrests or extradition, you should contact local authorities or the Ministry of Justice of the Netherlands,” Spartak issued a statement. in January.
About the forward's career In the first part of the 2023/24 season, Promes played 21 matches, scoring eight goals and providing eight assists. After the break, Spartak will continue the gold race, and the “unsportsmanlike” problems of one of the club’s main forwards can seriously affect the prospects of the Muscovites (they are fifth with 30 points after 18 rounds; eight points separate Guillermo Abascal’s team from the leading Krasnodar).< br>
Promes' contract with Spartak expires at the end of this season. A number of media reported that the Dutchman had fulfilled the conditions for an automatic extension of the contract for another season — the contract extension was supposed to be officially announced in January, but so far there have been no announcements of continued cooperation.
Promes's main achievements in Russia :
- country champion of the 2016/17 season;
- winner of the national Cup and Super Cup;
- four times recognized as player of the year in Spartak.
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