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Moroccan court sentences 19 soccer fans to prison over hooliganism at chaotic Africa Cup final
- On Thursday, a Moroccan court sentenced 19 soccer fans to up to a year in prison for hooliganism linked to a chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final.
- Last month, defendants were arrested when outraged supporters tried to storm the pitch to protest a late penalty in the final, and the public prosecutor sought maximum penalties.
- The court found 18 Senegalese and a French national guilty of multiple charges, sentencing eleven to one year with a $550 fine, four to six months with a $218 fine, and four to three months with a $130 fine.
- Attorneys said they plan to appeal the sentences and described them as too severe, while officials reported stadium damage estimated at more than $476,719.
- The hearing drew Senegalese and French diplomats while family members of defendants insisted on their innocence; security footage showed a Senegal supporter taken from the stadium and many defendants held over a month.
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The body wished to express its "deep dismay" and "dismay" after the verdict handed down by the Moroccan justice on Thursday, 19 February.
Moroccan court jails 19 fans after AFCON final chaos between Senegal and Morocco
Nineteen football supporters have been handed jail terms in Morocco after chaos broke out during the Africa Cup of Nations final between Morocco and Senegal, a match that ended in controversy and spilled into the stands. The ruling came Thursday after more than five hours of deliberations. The court found 18 Senegalese nationals and one...
Detained in Morocco since the final of the competition, the supporters were prosecuted before the Rabat court for "hooliganism". The prosecutor's office had required up to two years in prison against each of them.
A Moroccan court on Thursday sentenced 18 Senegalese fans, who have been held since mid-January, or the final of the African Cup of Nations, to prison terms ranging from three months to one year for their involvement in incidents in Morocco, the French news agency AFP reported.
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