• Gaël Pelletier, the president of HBC Nantes, would have made homophobic remarks against the referees, after the match between his team in Limoges.

    It evokes simple names of birds.

  • Disciplinary proceedings have been initiated by the National Handball League.

Things are getting complicated for Gaël Pelletier. The essential president of HBC Nantes has been suspended from his functions until further notice, announces the National Handball League (LNH). The manager of the Nantes club is indeed accused by two referees of having made insulting but also homophobic remarks against them after the Nantes-Limoges championship match on October 8. The person strongly contests these accusations.

"On the basis of the reports drafted by the match officials and in accordance with the NHL rules, after having obtained the observations of Gaël Pelletier on the facts with which he is accused, the commissioners of the proceedings of the NHL have decided to initiate proceedings. disciplinary proceedings against him and suspend him as a precaution pending the processing of the file by the disciplinary committee, ”explains the League.

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- National Handball League (@LNHofficiel) October 10, 2021

Fight "against all forms of violence and discrimination"

"I have all my confidence in the disciplinary committee which, in complete independence and with the greatest respect for the defense, will examine this file," reacts David Tebib, the president of the NHL. It will be able to do it serenely on the basis of the texts which govern our activity, by protecting the refereeing body and by fighting against all forms of violence and discrimination, incompatible with the values ​​of handball ”.

For its part, the management board and the management office of HBC Nantes wish to "recall the application of the principle of the presumption of innocence in this case".

They say they are "sure that Gaël Pelletier will bring all the necessary elements to the disciplinary commission allowing him to restore the truth and wash his honor".

“There may have been a few bird names that weren't appropriate.

But in any case, homophobic remarks ", assured the president of" H "during a press conference Sunday afternoon.

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