2023-11-24 18:27:05
Youcef Atal still in turmoil. While the Nice defender was suspended for 7 matches by the League’s disciplinary committee, the Algerian was placed in police custody in the premises of the PJ in Nice this Thursday evening, according to information from nice morning of which we have confirmation, still in the matter of his sharing of a pro Hamas video.
At the beginning of October, the Nice side relayed images of Sheikh Mahmoud al-Hasanat asking God to send “a black day on the Jews” and to “accompany the hand” of the inhabitants of Gaza ” They throw stones.” An action which had earned him being sidelined by his club.
“I will never support a message of hatred”
The Nice prosecutor announced, almost immediately, the opening of a preliminary investigation for “apology of terrorism. Another investigation, also opened for “provocation to hatred or violence based on a specific religion”, was entrusted to the Nice judicial police. According to Nice Matin, it was ultimately the charge of “provocation of racial hatred on grounds of religion” which was retained.
Youcef Atal still apologized on social networks. “I am aware that my publication shocked several people, which was not my intention, and I apologize for that,” he wrote on Instagram. “I would like to clarify my point of view without any ambiguity: I strongly condemn all forms of violence, anywhere in the world, and I support all victims. I will never support a message of hatred. Peace is an ideal in which I firmly believe. »
For its part, the French Football Federation had “condemned” with the most extreme firmness” the actions of the Algerian defender. Called up with his selection during the break, the Algerian international played this Sunday against Mozambique, after a month and a half away from the field.
This Friday afternoon, the prosecution, cited by AFP, announced that Youcef Atal will be tried on December 18 before the Nice criminal court for provoking hatred on grounds of religion. Pending judgment, he was placed under judicial supervision.
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