Wissam Ben Yedder will appeal

Absent from the field since the end of his contract at AS Monaco, Wissam Ben Yedder is today being talked about before the Nice courts. Indeed, the former Monegasque captain was sentenced this Tuesday to two years in prison for drunken driving, refusal to comply and sexual assault. A decision for which he and his lawyers, Hasna Louzé and Marie Roumiantseva, intend to appeal, as indicated The Team. During the hearing in mid-October, the French international admitted the road offenses, while contesting the sexual offense, which he did not remember. He also spoke about his addiction to alcohol and apologized to the victim.

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For his part, the latter's lawyer, Mr Frank Michel, expressed his client's satisfaction with the sentence handed down. “ As I indicated on the day of the hearing, what was essential for her was to be recognized as a victim, since the defendant had initially contested the facts. This decision will undoubtedly help her recover from the deep trauma she suffered. » Currently in the process of re-athleting to find a club this winter, Ben Yedder will still have to go before the courts, on December 27, to be judged for “psychological violence having resulted in a total incapacity for work of more than eight days” at the against his wife. From whom he is in the process of divorcing.