A Parisian supporter, involved in violence before a match between Nice and Cologne on September 8, 2022 and then seriously injured, was sentenced on Wednesday in Nice to six months in prison which he will serve under electronic surveillance.
Bus driver at the RATP, this 34-year-old man, an ultra fan of Paris SG for 15 years, was found guilty of three offenses by the criminal court: use of a rocket in a stadium, projectile throwing and violence in a meeting.
Brice S., without a criminal record and who lives in the Paris region, was sentenced to one prison term, including six months suspended.
This father of two children will be able to continue working.
His conviction will also not be entered on his criminal record.
He is also prohibited from staying in the Alpes-Maritimes for two years and will not be able to attend a PSG match during this period without the obligation to check in at a police station.
"It's a reasonable decision", reacted his lawyer Martin Mechin, who indicated that his client would "probably not appeal".
Infiltrated into the ranks of Cologne supporters during this Ligue Europe Conference meeting, the man had participated in violent incidents provoked by German supporters who had left their stands to attack their Nice counterparts.
Falling from a height of five meters, he was hospitalized in absolute emergency before being arrested a few days later at the hospital and placed in police custody.
"I stupidly followed the crowd", defended the defendant, whose face was masked that day by a balaclava in the colors of PSG and who had arrived the day before in the company of other ultra Parisian supporters, historically close to the Cologne club.
During these incidents in the stands, 32 people were injured and four hospitalized.
OGC Nice, a civil party, obtained 1 euro in damages.
