Ligue 1 – Overflows during Angers-OM: SCO supporters indicted

Placed in police custody Wednesday morning, four Angers supporters are indicted for unauthorized entry into a sports competition with the intention of disturbing it, « a specific violation of the sports code« . Three of them are also indicted for violence committed in a meeting in a sports arena, Angers prosecutor Eric Bouillard told AFP.

Pending their appearance before the criminal court, all four were placed under judicial supervision. They are also banned from attending stadiums where Ligue 1 or Ligue 2 matches are held. A fifth man, « less involved« , who was summoned Wednesday morning and did not appear, was finally heard. He is also indicted for having entered the sports arena. He was also summoned on March 30 but was not placed under judicial review by then, Mr Bouillard said.

Marseille supporters « will be heard later, but very quickly« , specified the prosecutor. On September 22, after throwing firecrackers, several dozen Marseille supporters left the visitors’ area to confront the Angevin ultras in the neighboring stand before the stewards restored order. ‘had been injured. At the beginning of October, the disciplinary committee of the Professional Football League had cracked down after these incidents, Marseille suffering in particular from a withdrawal of one point suspended. Angers had been sanctioned with two matches behind closed doors for his Coubertin stand, one of which was suspended, and a fine of 20,000 euros.