It’s a long day of trial – almost 15 hours of hearing – which has just ended in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes), but Christophe Galtier will still have to wait. The criminal court before which he appeared this Friday, December 15, decided to deliberate its decision. The court will rule next Thursday, December 21 at 1:30 p.m.
Tried for harassment and discrimination, mainly against Muslim players when he was coach of OGC Nice, the former coach of Paris Saint-Germain regretted this Friday a lack of impartiality in an investigation based on “false” remarks. or distorted.
The prosecution, represented by Damien Martinelli, public prosecutor of Nice, requested the conviction of Christophe Galtier around 8 p.m. He also demanded a suspended prison sentence of twelve months, as well as a fine of 45,000 euros, the maximum amount for this type of offense.
Galtier has always denied the facts
There followed nearly two hours of pleadings from the two lawyers of the ex-PSG coach, Me Sébastien Schapira and Me Olivier Martin, during which they pointed out the “burdensome” treatment of the investigation towards their client and deplored the lack of material elements in the file.
In the minutes of the hearings, read before the correctional court throughout the day, many managers of the Nice club and Ineos assured that they had never received feedback of this type on the behavior on the part of Christophe Galtier. He continued to deny the facts.
