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For: EFE Posted Jan 24, 2023, 1:42 pm EST
The spokesperson for Government, Patricia Plaja, has considered this Tuesday that the case of footballer Dani Alves, in pretrial detention for alleged rape”shows that the impunity with which some public figures, people with power, have acted for a long time, has ended.”
Asked about the case during the press conference after the Executive Council of the Generalitat, Plaja has highlighted the “value” and courage of the victim when it comes to reporting the caseand has argued that “fear is changing sides.”
“The message is very clear, whoever the alleged sexual offender is, sexual violence does not go unpunished. And this is possible because there are laws, there are protocols that protect the victims, and because in this specific case the nightclub where the events occurred applied the protocol against harassment and sexual assault in leisure spaces appropriately and without hesitation.” , has highlighted the spokesperson.
“This is above all possible due to the courage of this victim and of so many others, who are no longer silent., they take a step and denounce and point out their aggressors. They are brave women, women who say enough is enough”, he added.
Although she has recognized that “there is still a long way to go”, the spokeswoman has emphasized that The fight against sexual violence is a priority for the Government and has opined that “fear is changing sides.”
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