Algerian OGC Nice defender Youssef Atal, who was arrested by his club, will stand trial on Monday on charges of inciting hatred before the Nice Criminal Court.
Algerian OGC Nice defender Youssef Atal, who was arrested by his club, will stand trial on Monday on charges of inciting hatred before the Nice Criminal Court. The Nice team announced the suspension of Atal last October, in addition to the French League’s disciplinary committee punishing him with a suspension for 7 matches.
A few days after the October 7 attacks and the start of the Israeli response to Gaza, and while he was in Algeria with the national team, he shared a video clip of preacher Mahmoud Al-Hasanat on his Instagram account, followed by 3.2 million people. Hasanat calls for a “black day” for Jews. In the video, the imam cried as he recalled the fate of the children of Gaza before praying to God to send “a black day for the Jews” and to “accompany the hands” of the residents of Gaza if they “throw stones,” according to the prosecution.
SYLVAIN THOMAS (AFP/Archives) Algerian defender from Nice Youssef Atal during the first round match against Montpellier in La Moson, September 22, 2018.
There is also the civil side, represented by LYCRA (the International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism) and the Jewish Observatory in France. Pending this trial, in which he faces a prison sentence of up to a year and a fine of 45,000 euros, Atal was placed under judicial supervision on a bail of 80,000 euros and banned from leaving the national territory, except for reasons related to his work as a professional footballer.
Many political leaders denounced the video immediately after it was published, and the player quickly deleted it with an apology. However, after contact from the governor and the mayor of Nice, Public Prosecutor Damien Martinelli opened a preliminary investigation on October 16.
2023-12-18 06:30:47
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