Quincy Promes has said in tapped conversations that he actually wanted to stab his cousin in the neck. The footballer has been confronted with those conversations, but continues to deny or invokes his right to remain silent.
The tapped conversations were read on Friday in the court of Amsterdam. That is where the trial against the attacker of Spartak Moscow, who is suspected of stabbing his cousin in July 2020, is held.
This happened during a family party organized by the brother of the 31-year-old footballer in Abcoude.
The stabbing incident is said to have been preceded by a long-simmering quarrel. The nephew was suspected of stealing jewelery from Promes’ aunt. “Whoever steals from her, I will kill,” the footballer is said to have told his father.
Promes was wiretapped investigating drug trafficking
The tapped conversations took place in the hours following the stabbing. Promes was wiretapped for another investigation. The fifty-time international of the Dutch national team was also suspected of involvement in drug trafficking. That suspicion is unrelated to this case.
In further conversations with his father, Promes said that his cousin was lucky and that he is a “soldier”. He is said to have told his aunt that he saved the family honor: “He got what he deserved.”
One of Promes’ lawyers, Robert Malewicz, already said that the messages should not be used as far as the defense is concerned. The explanation why will follow later on Friday, just like the sentence of the Public Prosecution Service.
At the start of the hearing, the court said that two important questions must be answered: whether Promes is guilty, and whether it concerns attempted murder, attempted manslaughter or aggravated assault. It is not yet known when the court will clarify this.
