UAE Coach Comments on Promes Extradition Timeline and Legal Troubles
The UAE football manager Hamad Anoukhi suggested that the process to extradite Moscow Spartak player Quincy Promes could pick up speed after Ramadan ends. He attributed potential acceleration to changes in administrative pace within the UAE bureaucracy, noting that delays have been common in that system.
Reports indicate Russia may press criminal charges against Promes for tax evasion, potentially paving the way for an extradition request. It is reported that Promes owes approximately 400,000 rubles to the treasury, a factor often cited in discussions of cross-border legal actions involving athletes and prominent figures.
Promes was detained on March 13 in the UAE in connection with a traffic incident. He allegedly fled the scene after a collision with a bus, an event that followed a period of house arrest. The Netherlands has signaled its intention to seek his extradition, aligning legal avenues across two jurisdictions in a high-profile case.
Earlier, on February 14, an Amsterdam court handed Promes a six-year prison sentence for cocaine trafficking. The proceedings occurred on January 24, with prosecutors having advocated for a nine-year term. Subsequently, on February 16, Promes was placed on the international wanted list. In parallel, he faces an additional 1.5-year sentence tied to a stabbing incident.
There were prior indications from Russia for a request to obtain Promes from the UAE, underscoring ongoing international legal coordination over this case and highlighting the complexities athletes face when legal troubles intersect with international transfer and residency rules. [Source attribution: Euro-Football.Ru]