Christophe Galtier was acquitted of discrimination and harassment

Former Nice coach Christophe Gaultier was acquitted on Thursday (December 21) after a trial that turned into a settlement of discrimination and harassment against mainly Muslim football players.

“No crime is typical”, – clarified the Nice Criminal Court when issuing its decision. At a hearing on December 15, Nice prosecutor Damien Martinelli handed down a very harsh indictment demanding a one-year suspended sentence and a €45,000 fine against the man, who was also PSG’s coach. Christophe Gaultier had for the prosecution “I was clearly trying to reduce the number of blacks and Muslims in the team” It’s nice, especially “Instrumentalization of Ramadan”on “Against Usual Racism”.

Fewer “blacks and muslims” on the team

Back in Qatar, where his team, Al-Duhail, were due to play on Thursday afternoon, Christophe Gaultier was not there to judge. His lawyers hailed their client’s legal victory: “This is a reaction of relief because these odious allegations have caused significant damage to his life as a man and his professional career.”said M.^e Olivier Martin. “This is a complete rehabilitation for him (…) But it’s also a satisfaction for the defense because we were able to deconstruct the crimes that were wrongfully carried out by the prosecution, but also demonstrate what was done and instrumentalize certain notes. The aim is to harm a person and his professional reputation”– he answered.

“This decision is a wake-up call, justice is served in courtrooms, in the context of competitive debate, not on late-night talk shows or on YouTube by two incompetent pseudo-journalists.”– added M^e Martin.

The case began in April, when journalists sent an email to Julien Fournier, the director general of OGC Nice from May 2022, a shareholder of the British group Ineos. Disclosure of mail. He accused Christophe Gaultier of being less demanding “Blacks and Muslims” in the team and rebelling against the players who refused to suspend Ramadan on match days, just like Muslim Lille, with whom he was the French champion the previous season.