Brazil sentenced Robinho to 9 years imprisonment on gangrape charges, footballer’s lawyer said, will appeal in Supreme Court – Dainik Savera Times

Riyal: Former Madrid striker Robinho has been sentenced to 9 years in prison on charges of gangrape in Italy. Let us tell you that this incident took place in January 2013.
Earlier in 2017, Robinho was sentenced to 9 years in prison in Italy for his involvement in the gang rape of a 22-year-old Albanian woman in 2013. When he played for AC Milan.

But at that time he had already moved to Brazil. Which does not extradite its citizens. After this, Italy had demanded Brazil to take action against this footballer. According to the information, after Italy’s request, a Brazilian court has now ruled that he will have to serve the jail sentence in Brazil.

Judges of Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice voted 9-2 to ratify Robinho’s sentence. Of the 10 votes cast in the Superior Tribunal of Justice case, eight were in favor of Robinho’s arrest and serving his sentence on home soil. But Robinho’s lawyer Jose Eduardo Alcmin told the court that his client wants a retrial in Brazil on the grounds of national sovereignty.

This means he will appeal to the Supreme Court.Former Brazilian international, who has 100 national caps. He won two La Liga championships during his four-year stint with Real Madrid. He later transferred to Manchester City on transfer deadline day in September 2008 for a then British record fee of €32.5 million.