Dhaka, 25 Feb, Abnews: The son of Brazil’s footballing legend, Pele, has handed himself to law officials in order to complete his sentence for money laundering and drug trafficking.
Edinho, a former professional goalkeeper, was first arrested in 2005 over the charges, but appealed.
He remained free during the appeal but was sentenced in 2014 to 33 years.
Later, the court reduced his sentence to 12 years and 10 months, but ruled that he must be imprisoned while he appeals. Edinho, however, denied all the charges against him.
“I’m frustrated because I’m being massacred by the legal system,” he said after reaching the police station adding that “I never had any involvement with money laundering.”
Four other people have also been sentenced in the same case, including a man accused of controlling much of the drug trafficking in the Greater Santos region – Ronaldo Duarte Barsotti, known as Naldinho.
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