Quincy Promes was sentenced to eighteen months in prison by the Amsterdam court. Promes has been found guilty of aggravated assault by stabbing his cousin with a knife. His case was heard on Monday, but the Spartak Moscow footballer himself was not present at the hearing. In addition, Promes must pay seven thousand euros in damages to his cousin.
Court sentences Promes to eighteen months in prison
Promes was suspected of stabbing his cousin Esajas in the knee with a knife during a family gathering. Esajas suffered serious injuries, prompting the Public Prosecution Service (OM) to demand a two-year prison sentence. The judge has decided to set the sentence at eighteen months instead of 24.
Promes himself is currently still in Russia. According to his lawyer, because an arrest would cost him his contract with Spartak Moscow. That is why he is now in exile in that country. As long as Promes remains in Russia, he cannot be arrested by the Dutch police. When he returns to the Netherlands, he will have to serve his sentence immediately.
It is not clear whether Promes will continue his self-imposed exile in Russia. He can choose to serve out his contract with Spartak or never return to the Netherlands. He recently told Spartak’s club channels to “feel Russian.”
Drug smuggling
However, the verdict of this lawsuit is not the end of the matter. Promes is facing an even heavier prison sentence. The Dutchman is suspected of having participated in drug trafficking and would have earned six million euros from it. According to the Public Prosecution Service, he was involved as an investor in a smuggling of two batches of more than six hundred kilos of cocaine each. That investigation is in full swing, but Promes could face a prison sentence of more than ten years.
City president is fed up with focus on ‘financial violations’ after treble win
Speaking of violations, Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak is disappointed that the current performance of manager Pep Guardiola’s side has been overshadowed in the media by alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules.
Meanwhile, behind the scenes, a dragging legal battle is being fought that will last for years. In theory, the English top club in the Premier League can be punished with points deduction, relegation and titles taken away. It concerns a total of 130 alleged violations.
“It is very frustrating that our work on the pitch is being overshadowed,” Al Mubarak said on City’s club website. “What these players have achieved in the past season is unprecedented. I hope that we will be judged mainly on what we have shown on the field.”
“There is no questioning the way the club is run. The value of the selection is now no less than six billion euros. We have created so much market value over the years. Investors from all over the world know where to find us. Why? Because we have built one of the best commercial companies in the world. We are now the number one football brand in the world,” said Al Mubarak.
The chairman of City hopes that the rain of prizes will continue: “We are already looking forward to next season. Then we will start with the Community Shield and the European Super Cup and later this year we will participate in the Club World Cup for the first time. We want to keep making history and setting new records,” concludes Al Mubarak.
