The Marseille Prosecutor’s Office the threats against the president will be investigated Olympique de MarseilleThe Spanish Pablo Longoriafrom the leaders of the club’s fan groups.
The city prosecutor, Dominic Lawrencehe told the local newspaper Provence that they opened the investigation ex officio, based on statements published in the press, but that they expect Longoria herself to file a complaint “within the week.”
The club president publicly denounced “personal threats” and “intimidation” in a meeting on the 18th with the leaders of the club’s main fan groups, something they deny.
That match, which took place on the 18th, a day after the draw the club achieved in its stadium against Toulousecreated a climate of tension that caused the resignation of the coach, who was also Spanish Marcelino Garcia Toraland the temporary withdrawal of Longoria.
The owner of the club, the American billionaire Frank McCourt, supported Longoria and criticized the hatred of fan groups.
The Prosecutor’s Office must determine if the threats were made in that meeting, as the club president maintains, or if they accept the version of the leaders of the group, pointing out that they only asked for his resignation.
In the background there are insinuations made by the leaders of the groups saying that, if the departure of Longoria, They will create the “Marseillaise style”, which is interpreted as a threat to defining the settlement of accounts typical of the Mediterranean city.
Source: La Verdad
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