“Threats and intimidation”, an investigation opened in Marseille

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By: Manu Tournoux

The Marseille prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into the stormy episode which shook the Commanderie last Monday.

Offensive last week after hesitating to cede the presidency of OM, Pablo Longoria confessed to an upcoming recourse to justice to put an end to the alleged practices of certain supporters. The Spanish leader then said he was the victim of threats and intimidation from fans association leaders. Pressure that arose during a meeting organized at the Commanderie last Monday to take stock of the Olympians’ disappointing start to the season.

This famous meeting and the scandal that followed got the better of Marcelino, the newly arrived Iberian coach who had already resigned, but not only that. Javier Ribalta and Pedro Iriondo, director of football and general manager of the Marseille club, could also throw in the towel shortly, deeply shocked by the turn of events. And yet the famous bosses of supporters groups present that day assure it together: no threat was ever made during this interview.

To shed light on this meeting of discord, the Marseille prosecutor’s office decided to launch investigations; the Marseille prosecutor, Dominique Laurens, specifying however that she has not yet received the complaint from Pablo Longoria. “ I think it should arrive within the week. », she breathes in the pages of La Provence this Monday, referring for the moment to “ elements exposed in the press » to motivate his investigation. Last week, an official press release from OM denounced “ personal threats ” And ” a relationship (with supporters groups) based on intimidation “.

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