Promes was arrested
According to a Dutch publication, football player Quincy Promes, who was detained in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was taken into custody from house arrest. De Telegraaf.
According to the publication, the actor was detained in Dubai at the request of the Dutch prosecutor’s office, which insisted on his extradition to serve a prison sentence.
Spartak’s Dutch forward had an impressive winter training camp before the resumption of the championship – the red-whites’ top scorer Guillermo Abascal played as a left winger, although he scored a lot of goals in friendly matches. At the same time, the trial on cocaine smuggling was coming to an end in the Dutch capital.
On February 14, an Amsterdam court sentenced Promes to six years in prison. The hearing of the case was held on January 24, and the prosecutor’s office requested that Promesa be sentenced to 9 years in prison. On February 16, the Dutch international was placed on the wanted list, but the Dubai police, where the Moscow club also held three winter training camps, did not impose any sanctions on the player, despite the existence of an extradition agreement between him and the UAE. Netherlands, concluded in 2021.
At the same time, Promes was not destined to return to Russia with the team – on February 29, at the departure area of Dubai airport, Quincy was detained by local border guards. Sports media linked this detention with a criminal case in the Netherlands, but in fact allegations were brought against the player for leaving the scene of the accident that Promes got into while at the Spartak training camp in mid-February.
As sanction, Quincy received only a fine and was also placed under house arrest. After the accident case was dismissed, Promes returned to an active social life – his new girlfriend saw the football player posting a joint video in one of the nightclubs in Dubai. And on March 7, the striker released a track called “100 stones” (100 stones – socialbites.ca), in which he talked about his life outside the football field.
The words that impressed the football community the most were: “The judge gave me 9 years, but I will not shed a single tear over this nonsense because I live without fear.”
In the Netherlands, Promes has two sentences to his name: the Spartak player was sentenced to six years in prison for cocaine trafficking, and Quincy was sentenced to another year and a half for attacking his cousin with a knife in 2020.
“Return process is difficult”
De Telegraaf crime reporter Jon van den Heeven reportedHe said the Netherlands was secretly working with UAE law enforcement on the issue of Promes’ future.
“Behind the scenes, people are trying to get his extradition. This is being done in complete silence because the last thing I want to do is anger Dubai or do something wrong in public. Extradition opportunities open up if a person is suspected or convicted of a serious crime. The situation in Promes That’s exactly it. But everything is moving very slowly,” van den Hoeven said.
Response of the Dutch prosecutor’s office to a request “Sports Express” He stated that it was too early to talk about the timing of the return.
“The timing is still unknown, we will request extradition and then the procedure will begin,” the press service said.
Without Promes, Spartak won’t score
The red-whites managed to organize two official matches within the scope of the Russian Premier League (RPL) this calendar year. On March 2, St. In St. Petersburg, the team led by Guillermo Abascal had a goalless draw with Zenit and lost to Spartak Voronezh Fakel on March 10 in Luzhniki (0:2).
After two spring rounds, Spartak fell to sixth place in the standings with 31 points. The difference between Zenit, which is in first place, is nine points, and the difference between Moscow Dynamo and the top three is seven points.
Midfielder Anton Zinkovsky replaced Promes in these matches. Like the rest of the team, the player did not get any points for his performance. Spartak will have a chance to improve on Thursday, March 14 – on this day the capital club will host Orenburg at the Lukoil Arena as part of the rematch of the Russian Cup RPL Road 1/4 final. In order for the Moscow team to advance to the next stage, they need to regain the one-goal deficit they missed in Orenburg in the first match.