The two French rugby players, Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou, charged with rape in Argentina, were on Tuesday evening, September 3, heading to France, where they are expected late this afternoon. Rugby figure Bernard Laporte was interviewed about this decision by BFMTV.
The two French rugby players charged with rape in Argentina were leaving for France on Tuesday evening, September 3, after being authorized by the courts to leave the South American country, where according to their lawyer, they lived for two months in a “horror movie“. Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, after checking in at Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires, headed to the immigration area without making a declaration, AFP noted. According to their Argentinian lawyer Rafael Cuneo Libarona, who was present, they were due to board a flight to Paris shortly before midnight, expected in France late Wednesday afternoon. The French Rugby Federation (FFR) welcomed “with satisfaction“the return to France of the players, a “new step towards the judicial truth of the facts”.
Bernard Laporte, former president of the French Rugby Federation, spoke to BFMTV cameras on Wednesday. He began by clarifying that they did not “are not completely exonerated“Because they remain under investigation, he says he is relieved for the two young men and their family – Bernard Laporte knows the father of one of them well.”Seeing them return to France shows that there is not enough evidence to keep them” he explains.
For Bernard Laporte, the outcome will be favorable for the players. As for their return, it is up to their clubs, Pau and La Rochelle, to make this decision. However, he does not hide…
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