Algerian legionnaire Youssef Atal, who plays for the football club Nice (OGC Nice) as a defender, received eight months suspended prison sentence for distributing a video with calling for a "black day for the Jews." This was reported by UNN with reference to L'Équipe.
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The court of the French city of Nice found the 27-year-old footballer guilty of inciting religious hatred, and fined him 45,000 euros. It is said that Atal posted on Instagram a video of a Palestinian preacher calling for "a black day for the Jews." However, the post has now been deleted.
Іран погрожує США після смерті одного з лідерів "Хамас" у Лівані03.01.24, 15:42
It is also reported that Atal publicly apologized, but after the incident, the club suspended the player "until further notice". The French Ligue 1 disqualified the professional for 7 games.
Atal is obliged to to publish the details of the court's decision in the newspapers Nice-Matin and Le Monde, paying for it out of out of his own pocket.
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In the near future, 27-year-old Atal will play for the Algerian national team at the African Cup of Nations, which starts next week in Côte d'Ivoire.