Europe 1 with AFP 14:49 p.m., May 28, 2023

The international rugby Mohamed Haouas, pillar of the XV of France, placed Friday in custody for domestic violence, is placed in provisional detention this Sunday, before his trial in immediate appearance Tuesday, said his lawyer to AFP.

Mohamed Haouas will be heard "Tuesday at 13:30 pm in immediate appearance" before the criminal court of Montpellier, said the player's counsel, Marc Gallix, specifying that his client was "prosecuted for domestic violence without ITT" and that he faces a maximum sentence of three years of detention.

According to a source close to the case, the facts accused of the Montpellier colossus (1.85 m, 123 kg) occurred Friday in front of the shopping center "Le Polygone" in Montpellier, where his wife works. "He made a sweep (Editor's note: kick in the ankle to make someone fall), she fell and he hit her in the face," added the same source. He then "left with her forcing her to follow him," added the source, noting that several people had witnessed the scene, which happened in the middle of the day in a busy place, and that in addition everything was filmed by CCTV cameras.