Amélie Oudéa-Castéra spoke this Monday about the controversy affecting Youcef Atal.
The Atal affair is taking on big proportions. The Minister of Sports thus welcomed the opening of legal proceedings against the Algerian defender while his club OGC Nice will discuss with him its positions on the sidelines of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
The sharing of a video of a preacher calling for a “black day for the Jews” by Fennec led to the opening of a preliminary investigation against him, and his case even caused a reaction at the top of the State . Indeed, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra takes the matter very seriously.
“ I welcome the opening by the Nice public prosecutor’s office of a preliminary investigation for advocating terrorism and public incitement to hatred or violence based on a specific religion, concerning Youcef Atal. It follows the joint report from Christian Estrosi and the Prefect, with whom I was able to speak yesterday morning,” thus indicated the Minister of Sports in a message posted on social networks this Monday.
“I am pleased that the national ethics council of the FFF, as is its role, has taken ownership of the facts. The LFP disciplinary bodies are now seized of the case. “, she added, promising firmness in this matter. “I was also able to speak with the president of OGC Nice: in the coming hours, an exchange will take place between the player and the club. I will be vigilant with regard to the decisions that will be taken at the end of it.”
