The sixteen members of the steering committee of the French Volants, gathered Tuesday evening, decided, after long discussions in a tense climate, according to one of the participants. Gilles Beyer, the former trainer accused of rape by several skaters including Sarah Abitbol, was excluded. He had been dismissed from his duties as general delegate last Friday. Alain Beyer's brother, the club's president, remained at the office until 2018, despite the administrative investigation against him.
The members, including former ice dancer Nathalie Péchalat, read, through the voice of Eddy Ferhi, president of the ice hockey section and former goalkeeper of the France team, a report at the end Of the reunion.
"Once things are on the road, because we have urgent actions to take, it is not excluded that I speak," simply added Alain Beyer, elected in 2014, after the allegations against his brother. The former sports journalist has not resigned from his post as president, but an early elective general assembly will take place in June.
The club calls on the ministry to "accompany"
The club has announced that it will retain the entire steering committee. An information meeting will be held in mid-March to "free up the floor and provide people with the answers to the questions they need to ask themselves." The statutes of the club should change to allow licensees to vote more easily in the next elections and thus initiate a renewal of elected officials at all levels.
The club, which contacted the association Colossus with feet of clay, specializing in the fight against sexual violence, also called for the help of the Ministry of Sports to "accompany" it.
