an investigation opened after monkey cries against a 17-year-old player

Definitely… This Tuesday, the Pau public prosecutor's office announced the opening of a preliminary investigation for “provocation of hatred during a sporting event” for facts dating back to three days earlier. According to information from our colleagues from the Republic of the Pyrenees, during a Departmental 3 match between Étoile Béarnaise and the Bayonne Crusaders, a Bayonne player was targeted by “screams and monkey imitations”. The match referee then decided to stop the game and send everyone back to the locker room. For France 3, its president Lionel Cabot then rebelled. “He is only 17 years old. The young footballer is quite shocked. He is in a foster home and he has already experienced difficult things. It is unacceptable. He was surrounded by his teammates and the other players. The team opponent reacted very well, she was also disappointed. The public prosecutor Rodolphe Jarry recalled that it was an “offence punishable by one year of imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros”.