Thursday, February 19, 2015

Paris Metro racist abuse victim calls for Chelsea fans' punishment

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The man prevented from boarding a Paris Metro train by Chelsea football fans in an apparent racist incident has called for their punishment.
The 33-year-old, named as Souleymane S, told France's Le Parisien that seeing a video of the abuse had encouraged him to file a police complaint.
The video shows him trying to get on a Metro carriage but being pushed off.
A group of people can be heard singing: "We're racist, we're racist and that's the way we like it."
The footage was obtained by the Guardian, which reported that the incident happened at Richelieu-Drouot station in the centre of the French capital on Tuesday after a Champions League match.
In the interview with Le Parisien, Souleymane S said he had not been particularly surprised by the abuse because he "lives with racism".
The father of three, a French-Mauritanian born in Paris, said he had not previously seen the video, and had not told his family about the incident.
"What could I tell my children? That daddy was shoved around on the Metro because he is black?"
But he said that now the incident had emerged publicly he had the confidence to go to police.
He added: "These people, these English fans, need to be found and punished, and should be locked up."
London's Metropolitan Police has said it is taking the incident "very seriously".
In a statement it said it would assist the French authorities to identify the people involved and support them in any action they chose to take.
Chelsea FC said it would help police, and any fans involved faced a ban.

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