MOSCOW, March 14– , Andrey Vasilchin< /strong>. On Wednesday, Spartak Moscow footballer Quincy Promes was arrested in Dubai at the request of the Dutch prosecutor's office. The leader of the “red-whites” may be extradited to his homeland, where he will be sent to prison for six years for participation in drug smuggling. Sports provides the opinions of eminent people of domestic football about what happened and other reactions to the next round of scandal around the forward.
Promes’ lawyers from the law firm Cleerdin & Hamer, pointing out that the process of extraditing the attacker to the Netherlands may drag on:
“The UAE now has to complete the extradition procedure. Note that the decision on the Netherlands’ extradition request will now be made by an independent judge in Dubai. In general, the extradition procedure can take quite a long time and includes many formal steps and requirements. This is also the case in the Netherlands «. The result and duration of the extradition procedure cannot be predicted at the moment.»
Later, Spartak itself made an official statement:
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“Lawyers and manager Quincy Promes notified the club of a change in the preventive measure against the football player, who was detained in the UAE. Promes' defense will continue the appeal process of the Amsterdam District Court's verdict related to the Dutch authorities' request for his extradition to the Netherlands. We hope for a favorable outcome for our football player. The club will inform about further actions regarding Promes as the situation develops.”
Important words were told to Sport24 by the former general director of Spartak Evgeniy Melezhikov, who previously noted that if the Dutchman has problems with the law, Muscovites will stop transferring funds to Ajax Amsterdam for the forward’s transfer. It turned out that the settlements with Ajax were completed and “now Quincy’s problems are Spartak’s problems.”
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Ex-midfielder of the capital's club Yuri Gavrilov expressed confidence: Promes the footballer is finished.
«»You have to answer for your actions, you can't do anything now. Of course, six years is a long time, he will erase them from his life. I think that his career can be put to rest. He probably should have sat here in Russia, so that no one touches him,” Gavrilov told the agency’s correspondent.
Another Spartak veteran Evgeniy Lovchevalso does not believe in the luck of the arrested football player:
“It’s difficult for me to talk about legal subtleties. Spartak will do something, provide some lawyers… But I think Promes will still remain in custody and will be taken to the Netherlands. The Spartak management did a bad job here, it shouldn’t have Promes has nowhere to go. Of course, this will affect the team, he not only scored and assisted, but was also a leader in the locker room. This is a very big loss for Spartak, although I would not attribute the defeat to Fakel to the absence of Promes.»< br>
The legend of Zenit and the Russian national team Andrei Arshavin on the air of “Match Premier” predicted the imminent rupture of Spartak’s agreement with the disgraced football player:
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“I think the arrest in the UAE is the end of Promes’ story. Apart from him, this is the best solution to the problem for everyone. "Spartak" there is no need to remain silent, leaders will not need to say how they feel about the fact that convicts play with us. I think «Spartak» in this situation, if all this is true, the contract will be terminated and everyone will forget about Promes.”
But Alexander Mostovoy calls on the “red-white” fans not to lose heart.
“Spartak” was, is and will be, the team will remain. “Spartak will not be dispersed because of what happened with Promes,” Mostovoy told the “Championship.”
Honorary President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Vyacheslav Koloskov, as well as Gavrilov believes that footballer Promes “can be forgotten for six or seven years”:
«» He will, apparently, spend the next time in prison in the Netherlands. Of course, he will not return to football. And who will take him then with such a reputation? A return is absolutely excluded. Footballer Promes will go down in history as a good player with, let's say, an ambiguous reputation.»
First Deputy Speaker of the State Duma, Honorary President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Alexander Zhukovpointed out Promes's frivolous behavior.
«Strange behavior, to put it mildly, frivolous. Of course, he let the team down. Frivolous and strange behavior for such a famous athlete, the leader of the team, especially since he knew that he was under investigation. Anything can happen, we had two players who received prison sentences (Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamaev — editor’s note),” Zhukov told reporters.
Former coach of Spartak Moscow Raul Riancho in a conversation with warmly spoke about the leader of the “red-whites”, but noted that the law is the same for everyone:
«»I don't follow the progress of the case, although I know about what happened. Promes is a great football player, but everyone is equal before the law. Simply put, justice should be the same for everyone.»
Finally, lawyerIgor Bushmanov discussed the Promes scandal . He stated that there is still a chance for the player’s safe return to Russia:
“The decision directly depends on the favor of the UAE judicial authorities. Dutch law enforcement officers took advantage of the violation of UAE legislation and successfully exercised the right to a “red card” — a red notice or warrant arrest for the purpose of extradition by court decision. Resolving this issue, taking into account the peculiarities of legal proceedings in the UAE, may take more than one month. Many nuances can influence the final decision: from the behavior of Quincy himself and the competent actions of his defense to foreign policy relations between Russia and the UAE. We can only hope that fortune will be on Promes’s side and his career will not end on a prison bunk.”