Two Parisian supporters who appeared before the criminal court on Monday were sentenced in Paris to a four-month suspended prison sentence and a two-year stadium ban following violence during the Coupe de France match between Paris FC and Olympique Lyonnais. The incidents led to the elimination of both teams amid heightened tensions in French stadiums.
The two men are also prohibited for the same period from appearing near the stadiums where the two teams play, said this source, confirming information from The Team.
Farm fights and bombs
On December 17, at half-time in the 32nd final of the Coupe de France between Paris FC (L2) and Olympique Lyonnais (OL) at the Charléty stadium in Paris, smoke bombs were launched near the parking lot of the Lyon supporters and fights had broken out in the stands, leading to crowd movements and the deployment of the police. These incidents injured two people.
Two agricultural bombs had also exploded and the game was stopped 1-1, as the second half was about to start.
Identified through CCTV footage
The day after the incidents, the Paris prosecutor’s office investigated for intentional violence within a sports arena that resulted in incapacity for work less than or equal to eight days.
Identified through CCTV footage, three men were arrested on December 21. At the end of their police custody, two of them were summoned to appear before the court and the third released without prosecution.