The player’s family takes legal action – Libération

2024-08-21 18:50:55

The family of international soccer player Medhi Narjissi, who disappeared off the coast of South Africa on August 7, contacted the public prosecutor’s office of Agen on Thursday, August 21, with the aim of obtaining the opening of a process to “find the reasons the. lost”.

After the disappearance of young rugby player Medhi Narjissi in South Africa, his family decided to take legal action. As a lawyer for the family of a young international footballer, the public prosecutor’s office of Agen was contacted with the intention of accepting the opening of cases in “find the reasons for the loss”.

“I ask the public prosecutor to open an investigation into the causes of the loss that will allow the investigative judge to hear all members of the administration,” underlined Édouard Martial, lawyer for the player’s parents and sister, confirming information from Sud Ouest. The newspaper said that the report was made to the public prosecutor’s office in Agen, the city where Medhi Narjissi lives. He was traveling with the French U18 team to South Africa when the tragedy occurred.

Edouard Martial wants to hear from the President of the French Rugby Federation (FFR), as well “The whole team of the French U18 team, and in particular the players who are in the water”.

The Stade Toulouse player, trained in Agen and aged 17, was swept away by strong currents while participating in a recovery session on Dias Beach, near the Cape of Good Hope. A team member who tried in vain to rescue him was able to return to shore unharmed, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said.

“We already know that there is a mistake, that is to say that we should not allow young players, young people to recover on this beach where, that day, there were three to four waves, cold water very much, and above all, you know that it is very dangerous,” rejected the concept of relationships, adding that there are none “Phone Show” acceptance “to notify the emergency services as soon as possible”.

The FFR, which opened an internal investigation, announced on August 15 that the missions of the members of the administration of the France U18 team were temporarily suspended.