2024-02-13 12:12:30
The city of Paris announced this Tuesday, February 13 that it had taken legal action after insults uttered against Anne Hidalgo by PSG supporters during the match against Lille on Saturday.
A further escalation in the conflict between the city of Paris and PSG. The town hall announced this Tuesday, February 13 that it had taken legal action after homophobic chants and sexist insults from the club’s ultras targeting Anne Hidalgo, Saturday at the Parc des Princes. The events took place during the Ligue 1 match against Lille. “Without PSG, the Park no longer has princes”, “Hidalgo kills Paris and its magic” or “recovered by politicians, a stadium for the people”, was written on banners.
The Parisian ultras also chanted “Hidalgo resignation” on several occasions and insulted her, forcing the stadium announcer to speak again after having taken it the first time before the match because of homophobic chants. “Through its attorney, the city [de Paris] has taken legal action so that light can be shed on these events and all responsibilities can be taken,” the town hall announced in a press release.
The mayor, Anne Hidalgo, will also file a complaint in her name for “public insult” with the filing of a civil suit and the disciplinary committee of the Professional Football League (LFP) will also be seized, according to the press release.
On Thursday, the president of PSG, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, said he wanted to leave the stadium in the face of Paris town hall’s refusal to sell him the building. The Parisian club, engaged until the end of 2043 in a thirty-year long lease with the city, owner, considers the acquisition of the stadium essential to carry out its expansion project to 60,000 seats, compared to around 48,000 currently.
But the town hall wishes to keep this emblematic building of Parisian heritage, which has existed since 1897 and welcomed 54 arrivals of the Tour de France, public, preferring the option of works to expand the reception capacity, as is the case at Roland-Garonne. Garros and the Exhibition Center. For months, the situation has continued to become tense in the face of the persistent blockage of the file.
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