Rafa Mir's press release denying the crime of sexual assault

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Valencia footballer Rafa Mir, who has been charged with a sexual assault offence, assured through the law firm that defends him that he is innocent of the offences he is accused of, asks to respect the presumption of innocence and assures that he will not speak to any media.

2 months ago
Through his lawyers, Rafa Mir has issued a statement in which he completely denies the crime of sexual assault for which he has been charged this week in Valencia. The footballer is on provisional release.
The player's lawyer, Jaime Campaner Munoz, is the signatory of the press release, which also alludes to an ‘interested, biased and partial’ leak of elements of the case, an issue that the defence will not address in public.
It also requests the presumption of innocence of the Valencia footballer, as ‘imposed by both the Spanish Constitution and the European Directive’ and ensures that Rafa Mir will not speak to any media.
Press release from the defence of Rafael Mir:
Given the incessant and overwhelming number of publications in the media and social networks, as well as calls and attempts to contact the media in this country, our professional office is obliged to issue this informative note:
1.-Rafa Mir categorically denies the charges against him and, as announced by the press office of the High Court of Justice of the Valencian Community, he was released on bail yesterday.
2.-Rafa Mir's presumption of innocence must be respected, as it is imposed by both the Spanish Constitution and the European Directive 2016/343.
3.- The recently opened criminal proceedings will serve to clarify the facts.
4.- The judicial proceedings are reserved (article 301 of the Law of Criminal Procedure), so given the apparent interest, bias and partial leak of elements supposedly extracted from the summary, this defence is not going to participate in any parallel trial.
5.- Neither Mr Mir nor his defence counsel will make statements to the media, limiting themselves to actively participating in the criminal proceedings, which are still in an embryonic phase.
Regards,
Jaime Campaner Muño

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