This public release is welcome for Kurt Zouma.
For several days, the central defender of the Blues has been in the news after the publication by his brother of a video in which he hits his cat several times.
In France and England, personalities from the world of football and outside but also many Internet users have condemned the actions of the French player.
While some voices have even been raised to call for the dismissal of the tricolor international, the latter has received significant support within West Ham, the Premier League team in which he plays.
On Saturday, the vice-president of the London club thus signed a platform in the columns of the British tabloid “The Sun”.
Karren Bandy also condemns the acts of animal abuse committed by Kurt Zouma: “Let me be clear: it is not possible to defend his actions.
His behavior in no way reflects the values we hold dear.
Our position has been the same since the start.
We condemn his actions and will never tolerate any form of animal cruelty.
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She also insisted on the Hammers player's right to a second chance: "I believe that we live in a society in which the vast majority of people still value the basic human qualities of forgiveness and redemption," Vice said. -Chairwoman of West Ham.
As a club, we will work hard alongside Kurt to make sure his remorse and regret turn something negative into a positive.
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A fine of 300,000 euros donated to animal protection associations
During the league match against Watford which he started as a starter on Tuesday, the defender suffered the whistles of the club's supporters.
He is again in the group selected by David Moyes for the trip to Leicester on Sunday.
200,000 people have also signed a petition calling for legal proceedings to be initiated against Kurt Zouma.
An investigation has just been opened around these facts while the French player has seen his cats withdrawn.
To calm the media whirlwind at the heart of which his player is, Karren Bandy therefore recalled that the club had sanctioned him with a maximum fine of 300,000 euros which will be donated for the good cause: "Kurt agrees that every penny of his fine is donated to animal protection associations.
We believe this is absolutely the right thing to do.
Kurt also contributes fully to the investigation carried out by the RSPCA (Editor's note: the local SPA).
I think it is important at this point to emphasize that he is fully aware of the seriousness of his actions.
I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my ears: he is full of remorse.
He sincerely apologized.
This is an important first step towards redemption.
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