The prosecutor asked for two years in prison, including one year suspended probation, for beating his wife late Friday afternoon. The prosecutor also requested the revocation of a six-month suspended sentence for a previous burglary case, totalling 18 months, and the continued detention of the 29-year-old MHR player.
Haouas had been detained pending trial in immediate appearance in Montpellier. He was accused of attacking his wife after he saw her smoking a cigarette outside the mall where she works.