Moroccan Soccer Star Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Minors
The Montpellier criminal court sentenced Moroccan international Youssef El Arabi to one year in prison and a fine of 3,000 euros for his involvement in an assault on two minors.
The facts took place on June 24, 2017, the day of Eid al-Fitr. That day, Youssef El Arabi, two of his brothers, and their brother-in-law, would have beaten up two minors aged 13 and 16 who had thrown glass bottles on the terrace of a house where the family of the Moroccan international was celebrating the end of Ramadan, reports Midi Libre. The assault took place in the nearby parking lot. One of the victims would have been hit in the eye. The accused would also have forced their victims to pick up the glass sh
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