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Maître Jean-Robert Phung, counsel for Nicolas Karabatic. – N. Bonzom / Maxele Press / 20 Minutes

Jerome DIESNIS

The judge Marie-Christine Desplat-Didier instruction decided on Tuesday, link before the Criminal Court of 16 people suspected of involvement in the case of sports paris Cesson-Montpellier match of 12 May 2012. Of these, the best handball player Nikola Karabatic the world and seven other players who played in Montpellier while Dragan Gagic, Issam Tej (always MAHB), Mladen Bojinovic, Samuel Honrubia, Luka Karabatic, Primoz Prost and Michael Robin. Jean-Robert Phung Nguyen, one of his lawyers, evokes a judicial harassment.

How did you receive the order for reference correctional your customers?

In his indictment, the prosecutor announced the color. Everyone knows from the beginning that the prosecutor, who launched this case will not back down and in need of a trial. Would that to justify two and half years of investigation with a huge cost. We tried to explain, to convince, to provide evidence: we have not heard us. It takes trial, we are anxious to go now.

What will you plead?

I have a question that everyone can understand. Nikola Karabatic did not bet, since it is recognized definitively by the French Handball Federation. He did not play the game. We must explain how a player who did not bet or played can be found in criminal court? If not because his name is Nikola Karabatic and that we spend a lot of money to investigate a single disciplinary offense. Because bet, as recognized Luka Karabatic is a moral fault against the ethics of sport, it is not a criminal offense.

You think Nikola Karabatic is fiercely victim?

Perseverare diabolicum (1) … At some point we can not turn back . We can not give lectures, take any team under the duly convened cameras yesterday, bring them in custody for 48 hours at the financial section of the PJ and bring them back to Montpellier for consideration as vulgar traffickers drugs, put hundreds of thousands of euros in paranormal investigations and psychological completely stupid and hallucinating wiretapping and say after two years: I was wrong. Maybe after tomorrow even before the trial date, we will announce the conviction of Karabatic brothers. This story is emblematic of a drift.

The trial will be an opportunity to discuss publicly …

The good news is that they want the public debate. They will have it and it will not always pleasant to hear. Everyone assumes his responsibilities, makes decisions, especially the judiciary that plays on the freedom and dignity of people. It may be deaf, persist sink, but at some point we are up against the wall and each other. After I beat him for two and a half to explain what I was not able to do the obvious, it takes me to court. Going to court and got back in the ring. I know boxer

(1) Errare humanum est, perseverare diabolicum . To err is human, to persevere is diabolical