On April 12, 2019, the match between Dijon and Amiens at the Gaston Gérard stadium was interrupted for seven minutes after the captain of the Picards, Prince Gouano complained of racist cries in the stands.
Nearly two years after this incident, the Dijon administrative court overturned the stadium ban imposed for two years against this Dijon supporter reveals France Bleu Bourgogne this Thursday.
The judges made this decision because they cannot prove materially that the man, member of the kop of Lingon’s Boys, is indeed the author of the racist insults. The Prefecture of Côte-d’Or had pronounced its stadium ban for two years a week after the facts.
Gouano had identified the supporter
“There was an action for Dijon which was stopped by myself. I was with my back to the stand, I heard the noises of monkeys, said Prince Gouano to RMC Sport. At first, I said to myself that it wasn’t true, that it couldn’t be. So I turned to look where this noise was coming from, and if it was in my direction. It was. I tried to leave a second chance to the gentleman. He continued with these sound effects. From there, I made the decision to stop playing. “
Unlike the Champions League match between PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir, Amiénois and Dijonnais had finished the meeting (0-0).
The Picard captain assured “having seen the person. She was identified. At the time, the Dijon team, the stewards did a really good job because it happened very quickly. On the action that followed, I tried to see if the person was still there but she had disappeared “(she had been arrested).
But viewing the videos shot during the match did not allow the court to formally prove that he was behind the racist cries.
If the sanction was therefore lifted on Thursday, the supporter has not finished with justice: the investigation continues and could lead him to the criminal court.
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