The communications director of Olympique de Marseille, Jacques Cardoze, castigated a "
parody of justice
" even before the decision of the disciplinary commission expected Wednesday evening concerning the stop of Lyon-Marseille in Ligue 1 after a projectile having reached Dimitri Payet.
“
As you have seen, no OM leader has been invited to speak to this disciplinary committee.
We have not received any summons.
We believe that this disciplinary commission today is illegitimate, that it is a travesty of justice
”, declared the Marseille leader in front of several media, gathered in front of the headquarters of the League.
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Referring to facts which are nevertheless "
extremely serious
", he continued: "
Do you know of a court of justice in the world, civil or sports, which summons the responsible but not the victim, which gives more weight to the word of the responsible than that of the victim?
".
“We made a lot of things disappear curiously. "
Jacques Cardoze
On November 21, Payet received a bottle of water in the head as he was about to take a corner in front of the bend occupied by the Lyon ultras, where no protective net was installed. The match, interrupted at 0-0 after only four minutes of play, had never resumed, after an imbroglio involving referee, clubs and representatives of the State. "
Dimitri Payet's state of health is contained in four short lines in a 12-page report,
" lamented Mr. Cardoze, referring to the summary report sent to the two clubs and in which "
we made a lot of things disappear oddly enough
”.
“
The Lyonnais sought to minimize the events, there is no mention of the absence of a safety net behind the goal of the Lyonnais, of mobile nets that could have been available for the match.
In short, we have the feeling on reading this report that we have almost forgotten that there were mistakes and a safety problem on the part of the Lyonnais,
”he said.
"
It's a shame for French football, we do not recognize this disciplinary commission
," said the leader of OM.
