The police have taken into custody Christophe Gaultier and his son, for racial discrimination during his time as a coach Nisas announced by her prosecutor of Nice as part of his research.
Her technician Paris Saint Germain accused of discrimination, racist and Islamophobic comments during the 2021-22 season, where he coached Nis. “I am deeply shocked by the words, in such an irresponsible way, that are spoken about me“, had said Gaultier at a press conference last April.
The two men were summoned by the prosecutor to answer the charges and after the end of the police custody it will be decided whether they will be released or brought before the court.
?????? Christophe Galtier est place en garde a vue suite aux soupcons de racisme et de discrimination a l’OGC Nice! pic.twitter.com/Ng25igdmsy
— Cerfia Foot (@CerfiaFoot) June 30, 2023
During the investigation, many people from the Nice organization have spoken, such as the president, Jean-Pierre Riverthe current coach, Didier Digar and the former director of the football department, Julien Fournier and their revelations are linked to the charges against him Gaultier.
In fact, in an email sent to the administration of Nice and revealed by After Foot, o Fournier stated: “He then replied that I had to take into account the reality of the city and that indeed, we could not have so many blacks and Muslims in the team“, the former manager wrote and continued: “He told me of his desire to change the team in depth, also clarifying that he wanted to limit the number of Muslim players as much as possible».
Developments on the matter are expected, with Gaultier a… breath away from his departure to Paris Saint-Germain and Luis Enrique be ready to replace him.
Source: Sport Fm
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