PSG and Ivory Coast footballer Serge Aurier,
has been sentenced to two months
imprisonment and fined €600 (£521, $674) for
elbowing a police officer at a Paris nightclub in
May.
The sentence is a suspended two months prison
sentence meaning he will remain free and be
able to play for his club pending an appeal.
Aurier has denied the charges, claiming he was
also battered by the police man who approached
him to take a breath test, while the police
account states that the defender injured him so
much that he had to take the next day off work.
We're appealing. Mr Aurier contests the findings.
He's not guilty and must be acquitted," lawyer
Claire Boutard de la Combe told reporters.
The former Lens and Toulouse defender told
French television in June: 'It was violent. The
police officers got out of the car, insulted me,
brutalised me, my lip was smashed.
'What's even worse is that the police officer said
I had elbowed him in the thorax. If I wanted to
touch him, I would have punched him in the
face. He did though, strike me several times in
the face.
'I have nothing to hide in the case, there are at
least five or six witnesses that say exactly the
same thing I have.'
He has also apologised for his actions, saying: 'I
made a big mistake, I am here to say sorry to
the coach, the club and my team-mates, and to
the supporters because they are the most
important people.
'I want to apologise especially to the coach. I
can only thank him for all he has done for me
since I arrived in Paris. He wanted me and since
I came here everything has gone really well. I
owe him a lot and that is why I apologise
sincerely to him for what was said, which I
deeply regret.
'I will accept any sanction the club impose on
me regarding this incident. I made a mistake, it
was unforgivable and I am ready to face all the
consequences.'
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