Just before taking off from France for Israel in preparation for joining the coaching staff of the women’s judo team, coach Alan Schmitt was stopped on the way to the airport on suspicion of allegedly assaulting a Jew with whom he worked for the French team.
Schmitt was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of a violent assault, following a complaint filed by Judo Margo Pino of France, the former world champion, with whom he was in personal contact, so he was arrested before taking off for Israel. The court quickly investigated the complaint and released him from custody, but at the moment his arrival on Shani Hershko’s women’s team is in doubt until the details are clarified.
Pino Posted on her Twitter account a picture of her face after the attack. She also wrote: “On the night between Saturday and Sunday, I was the victim of an assault on my home by my partners and coaches. I was beaten, punched, my head hit on the floor several times and finally suffocated. I thought I would die, I managed to escape to my neighbors who called the police. I am suffering from a number of injuries, including a broken nose, and today they decided to release him. What was missing? (So that he remains in custody) Maybe I will die? ”.
The judo association is expected to demand from him and the French authorities a certificate from the police that the case was closed without guilt. Chairman of the Judo Association, Moshe Ponti, Responded: “We are not doing anything at the moment. We will investigate, we will understand what happened there and then we will make a decision. “
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