This Monday was decisive for Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou since the hearing to examine the dismissal took place today, after several postponements. It was able to be held after the request of the plaintiff's lawyers to challenge judge Eleonora Arenas, responsible for leading this hearing and confirming or not the dismissal of the case, was rejected. But unfortunately, the two rugby players will not be sure of their fate today…
A hearing over several days
Indeed, as Le Parisien indicates, the hearing did take place this Monday but will continue during the day of Tuesday, and perhaps even that of Wednesday, depending on what the Mendoza public prosecutor's office would have specified. However, this would not call into question the tendency according to which the dismissal of the case should indeed be confirmed. And if this is indeed the case, the plaintiff's lawyers would have three working days to appeal.
To summarize
This Monday was decisive for Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou since the hearing to examine the dismissal took place today, after several postponements. It was able to be held after the request of the plaintiff's lawyers to challenge judge Eleonora Arenas, responsible for leading this hearing and confirming or not the dismissal of the case, was rejected. But unfortunately, the two rugby players will not be sure of their fate today…