THE HAGUE, June 16. /TASS/. The Amsterdam Court of Appeal rejected an appeal filed by the defense of Quincy Promes, who formerly played for Russian Premier League (RPL) football club Spartak Moscow, to initiate a psychological/psychiatric examination for him, court’s spokesperson Melissa Zijlstra told TASS on Tuesday.
"The court has taken note of the defense's suggestion to have a psychological/psychiatric report drawn up on the defendant ex officio. The court will not order such an investigation," she stated.
According to Zijlstra, all other appeals filed by the football player's defense during the preliminary hearing on June 12 were also turned down. In particular, the court refused to examine screenshots found on the phone of one of the defendants, as well as to order an interrogation of one of law enforcement officers.
Promes’ case
The Amsterdam District Court found Promes guilty on two separate charges: attacking his cousin with a knife and drug smuggling. He was sentenced to 18 months in the first case and to six years behind bars in the second case. The football player was absent during the court hearings and was later issued an international warrant for his arrest. His defense team appealed the verdict.
