AS Monaco’s Swiss forward Breel Embolo, one of the Swiss national team’s breakout stars, is due to appear in a criminal court in Basel in June for an alleged crime of threats, related to a fight in which he was involved in 2018, the Blick newspaper today.
According to the Swiss German-language newspaper, Embolo, who has pleaded not guilty to these charges, is accused of threatening to beat someone with whom he had a violent argument, an offense punishable under Swiss law. a fine or up to three years. .from jail.
The case, Blick said, had the aggravating circumstance that at the time the events were tried (early morning of May 27, 2018) Embolo had been on probation since a year before he was fined for violating circulation rules, when driving without a license.
Those who witnessed the altercation stated that Embolo, who was with two other people, did not physically attack the group where the three were facing, but one of their companions, was charged with minor bodily harm and possession of a quantity of marijuana. local law.
The 26-year-old player, of Cameroonian origin, started his career in Basel, and after six seasons in the German Bundesliga (Schalke 04 and Borussia Monchengladbach) he was signed last summer by Monaco, where he scored 12 goals despite the stay. did not have the full confidence of coach Philippe Clement.
At the World Cup in Qatar, he became the first player in the history of the tournament to score a goal (not an own goal) against his country of birth (Cameroon), and chose not to celebrate.
Source: La Verdad
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