Germany: Boateng appeals against conviction for domestic violence

German footballer Jérôme Boateng, sentenced on September 9 to a fine of 1.8 million euros for domestic violence in 2018, appealed against this verdict, said his lawyer to the German agency SID, a subsidiary of AFP . The appeal of the 33-year-old player, who arrived this summer at Olympique Lyonnais (OL), and that of the Munich prosecutor's office, who had already indicated his intention to appeal, has been confirmed by a judicial source at the Munich regional court . The Munich prosecution had requested 18 months suspended prison sentence and a 1.5 million EUR fine against the former player of Bayern Munich and winner of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He faced a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Boateng has always formally denied the facts. The victim notably reported that, while on vacation in the Caribbean, the player had tofirst threw a lantern at her during a violent argument. Having missed her, he then aimed and hit her with an insulated box, which injured her right arm. According to Boateng, it was on the contrary his companion at the time who showed aggression and who even injured him on the lip by hitting him. Star of the German selection during the world title in Brazil in 2014, he was dismissed by former coach Joachim Löw in early 2019, in the wake of the elimination in the first round of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. New manager Hansi Flick did not call on him for international matches in early September.which resulted in an injury to his right arm. According to Boateng, it was on the contrary his companion at the time who showed aggression and who even injured him on the lip by hitting him. Star of the German selection during the world title in Brazil in 2014, he was dismissed by former coach Joachim Löw in early 2019, in the wake of the elimination in the first round of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. New manager Hansi Flick did not call on him for international matches in early September.which resulted in an injury to his right arm. According to Boateng, it was on the contrary his companion at the time who showed aggression and who even injured him on the lip by hitting him. Star of the German selection during the world title in Brazil in 2014, he was dismissed by former coach Joachim Löw in early 2019, in the wake of the elimination in the first round of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. New manager Hansi Flick did not call on him for international matches in early September.former coach Joachim Löw in early 2019, in the wake of the elimination in the first round of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. New manager Hansi Flick did not call on him for international matches in early September.former coach Joachim Löw in early 2019, in the wake of the elimination in the first round of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. New manager Hansi Flick did not call on him for international matches in early September.

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