Volley: the French Earvin N’Gapeth risk three months in prison – The Point

Three months suspended sentence were required Monday against the French volleyball star Earvin N’Gapeth. The main architect of European titles and the World League of the France team in 2015 continued to have hit a controller SNCF. “Reading the process sufficiently demonstrates its responsibility,” said the prosecutor, for which the catcher striker is “guilty” of obstructing the flow of a TGV and contempt and violence against a controller.

the case dates back to July 21, 2015 just back from Brazil, where he was elected two days earlier best player of the World League tournament, where France won the first international title in its history, Earvin Ngapeth up a narrow margin on the train to Poitiers, supposed to leave 2 minutes later. His brother accompanies, but a third man missing. “We jumped on the bandwagon. Our friend arrived 30 seconds later, “said volleyball player at the helm. The controller being absent at the hearing, accusing the brother of the accused to have blocked the door of the train. The tone rises. The star of the volleyball tricolor insult, then gives him a punch, explains his statement to the police. The player, who was the one of L Team of events on the day, also launched his daily face.

Evidence inconsistent

“Many times (the controller) has told us: it’s always the same with you I said. I’m not a rogue . I just wanted to go home, “defended Earvin N’Gapeth, who denied hitting the agent of the SNCF, but admitted he was” very upset. ” “If there were no punch, how was it that a seven millimeters wound (with the right arch) and bruising around the eye? “Questioned the president of the court. For the prosecutor, the “condescension reads filigree of this procedure.” Besides the three-month suspended prison sentence, she also required 3000 euro fine and 1,000 euros for obstructing the flow of the process.

Pointing “lot of inconsistencies, contradictions, even among other agents, “who gave” four different versions “of the blow to the controller, avocado Earvin N’Gapeth, Hugues Bouget, has in turn requested the acquittal for his client. The deliberations will be made on 4 April.