Overview
- At a Thursday pretrial hearing, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal rejected Promes’s bid to cancel or suspend his pretrial detention.
- The court’s spokesperson said the same question of release will be reconsidered in March 2026.
- Promes remains jailed as his appeal on two Dutch convictions is pending, with a substantive hearing not expected before September 2026.
- Defense arguments referenced care for five minor children, a return to professional football, and financial strain, but judges prioritized public and criminal-justice interests.
- Promes was extradited from the UAE to the Netherlands in late June after being convicted by a district court of stabbing a relative (1.5 years) and drug trafficking (6 years).