Amélie Oudéa-Castéra spoke about the arrival of Benjamin Mendy at FC Lorient.
The Minister of Sports recalled on Thursday that the left side had been acquitted and could freely resume his career and even, potentially, return to the France team, a few days after the verdict of the court in Chester (England).
“Listen (she pauses for a moment)… Me on that, I think that there are two things which are important. The first is to say that he has been acquitted, said the member of the government to Franceinfo this Wednesday. There were these two trials, these verdicts of the British courts. And if when don is acquitted it generates the same suspicion as when one is accused, then one loses the sense of justice. Benjamin Mendy was acquitted. », said the minister at the microphone of FranceInfo.
Kept away from the meadows since a match between Manchester City and Tottenham in August 2021, is the left-back able to physically assume his role within the Hake formation?
🗣💬 “Lorient made a good pick, it will bring a lot. We trust him completely footballing but he must have a healthy life.
Chantal Lohezic, president of the group of supporters Breizh Tango, welcomes the arrival of Benjamin Mendy at Les Merlus. #RMCLive pic.twitter.com/ibsrQ0NhRz
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” Today he is in sports rehabilitation. He resumes, after almost two years of interruption of his career, the course of his life. Here, justice has passed and we must respect that. At the same time, we must continue to push for free speech and respect for victims. It is important for me to have this balance and that these facts are the opportunity to repeat it. »
