2023-10-18 11:33:07
The future is getting darker for Youcef Atal in Nice. The right defender, accused of having relayed the words of an imam calling, among other things, on God to send “a dark day on the Jews”, was suspended until further notice by OGC Nice. Announcement made official in a press release published this Wednesday on the club website.
“OGC Nice understands that the player recognized his error by quickly withdrawing the sharing of the publication and presented his written and public apologies. However, given the nature of the shared publication and its seriousness, the club has taken the decision to immediately take the first disciplinary sanctions against the player, prior to those which could be decided by the sporting and judicial authorities. , explains the club before announcing the suspension of the player until further notice.
“I am aware that my publication shocked”
The player is absent from the training session this Wednesday morning after his return from selection. His compatriots Hicham Boudaoui and Badredine Bouanani, called with Algeria but not concerned by the controversy, are invited to the session. The club explains that it has taken note of the player’s apologies and has “exchanged” with him.
“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. »
This Monday, the Nice prosecutor announced 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. For its part, the French Football Federation “condemned” with the most extreme firmness” the actions of the Algerian defender.
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