Quincy Promes denies that he wants to apply for a Russian passport to avoid extradition to the Netherlands. Last month, various media reported that the footballer suspected of attempted murder wants to apply to become a Russian citizen.
“There are people around him who have explored the idea of a Russian passport, but not at the initiative of Promes,” his lawyer Robert Malewicz told the newspaper on Sunday. AD. “It’s about making it easier for him to go to training camps outside Russia with a Russian passport. Now all that has to be done with a visa.”
A month ago, various Russian media announced that Promes wants to apply for a Russian passport. That could help the attacker to stay out of the hands of the Dutch judiciary. His club Spartak Moscow would have taken the initiative to have him obtain Russian nationality.
“Promes does not want a Russian passport anyway if he would lose his Dutch passport,” says Malewicz. “So it has nothing to do with the fact that he thinks he does not need to be extradited. That is not the case anyway, because Russia and the Netherlands are no longer working together on extradition requests.”
A criminal trial is underway in the Netherlands against 31-year-old Promes. At a family party in July 2020 in Abcoude, he allegedly stabbed a cousin of his in the knee with a knife. Promes has been playing for Spartak Moscow since the beginning of last year after his departure from Ajax and was named player of the year in Russia last month.
The trial against Promes would be dealt with substantively for the first time in October. Because Promes’ lawyer wanted to hear additional witnesses, the criminal case was postponed. The first substantive hearing is now scheduled for March 3.
Earlier this week, Promes was also linked to drug smuggling. According to the Public Prosecution Service, he paid drug trafficker Piet W. a ‘fine’ of 250,000 euros because of a stolen 400-kilo batch of cocaine.
