After the confirmation on appeal on Friday of his judicial release, Alain Schmitt castigated this Monday, during a press conference at the office of his Parisian lawyer, the attitude of the world of French judo, which he accuses of “bias” facing the accusations of domestic violence brought by Margaux Pinot against him.
“Many people have come out of their right of reserve and have allowed themselves to speak after a release (in the first instance in Bobigny in December), said the judo coach. For me, it’s pretty serious. There were politicians, there were former teammates whose names I will not mention. »
The president of the Judo Federation pinned
Teddy Riner, Clarisse Agbégnénou or the former Minister of Sports Roxana Maracineanu had notably supported the young woman (28 years old). The 38-year-old former judoka also pinned the president of the French Judo Federation (FFJ), Stéphane Nomis, who according to him “reacted with emotion” and who had said “dumbfounded” by relaxation.
Alain Schmitt was arrested at the end of November in Blanc-Mesnil (Seine-Saint-Denis) and placed in police custody for acts of domestic violence, when he was preparing to take off for Israel to train the national women’s team of judo. Olympic champion Margaux Pinot accused her former coach and companion of having punched her several times in the face during the night.
The first trial in immediate appearance in Bobigny ended in an acquittal for “lack of evidence”, but the prosecution appealed. Shocked by this decision, Margaux Pinot had posted a photo of her swollen face on social networks, arousing a wave of support for her and heavy criticism of the court decision.
” Relieved “ by his second release, Alain Schmitt considers himself a victim of the #MeToo context. He also accused the authorities of French judo of having “caused harm to (his) future employers in Israel” by contacting them during the case. After the trial, the Israeli Federation had buried this planned collaboration with Alain Schmitt, who today trains the men’s and women’s national teams of Bulgaria.
