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, 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 (29 years, 16 sec.).
If established, the charges of domestic violence against Mohamed Haouas are unacceptable. Justice will now quickly shed light on the situation so that all the necessary consequences, both criminal and sporting, can be drawn. https://t.co/mCnzI5gjBD
— Amélie Oudéa-Castéra (@AOC1978) May 27, 2023
Married and father of two children, the player, who risks seriously compromising his chances of participating in the 2023 World Cup (September 8 - October 28) in France, after already two trials for "errors of youth", will be judged Tuesday in immediate appearance. "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.
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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 in prison. 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.
