MOSCOW, Oct 4 The Ministry of Justice of Italy, at the request of the prosecutor's office of Milan, sent to Brazil an extradition request for retired footballer Robinho, Sky Italia reports. Robinho and his friend Ricardo Falco were sentenced to nine years in prison in 2017 for the gang rape of a 23-year-old girl, which occurred in January 2013 in a nightclub in Milan. The decision of the Supreme Court of Italy cannot be contested and is final. Currently, the football player lives in Brazil. An international arrest warrant has been issued for 38-year-old Robinho. Despite this, according to the publication, the transfer of the player to the Italian side is unlikely, since Brazil prohibits the extradition of its citizens. in the Brazilian national team.
