Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra described Saturday night as "unacceptable" the facts accused of the pillar of the XV of France Mohamed Haouas for domestic violence, in custody since Friday night in Montpellier, "if they are established".
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If they are established, the facts of domestic violence accused of Mohamed Haouas are unacceptable, "said in a tweet the Minister of Sports and Olympics, reacting to a statement from the Montpellier club, in which Haouas plays (29 years, 16 sec.).
Married and father of two children, the player, who risks seriously compromising his chances of participating in the World Cup-2023 (September 8 - October 28) in France, after already two trials for "errors of youth", will be tried Tuesday in immediate appearance.
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Justice will now quickly shed light on the situation so that all the necessary consequences can be drawn, both criminal and sporting, "added "AOC" on Twitter.
Mohamed Haouas will be tried "Tuesday at 13:30 pm in immediate appearance" before the criminal court of Montpellier, explained the player's counsel, Marc Gallix, specifying that his client was "prosecuted for domestic violence without ITT" and that he faced a maximum sentence of three years of detention.
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Haouas allegedly hit his wife several times
The custody of the player, started Friday night after facts of domestic violence "which would have been committed on the public road", has been extended by 24 hours, said to AFP the prosecutor of the Republic of Montpellier, Fabrice Bélargent, adding that Mohamed Haouas would be presented to the prosecutor's office Sunday, which can decide on his detention.
According to a source close to the case, the facts accused of the MHR player occurred Friday in the middle of the day, in front of a shopping center in Montpellier where his wife works.
After an argument broke out between them, "he made a sweep, she fell and he hit her in the face," added the same source, noting that several people had witnessed the scene, also captured by CCTV cameras.
