Paris Supporter Released After 90 Days Morocco Prison Refuses Conflict

Released on April 18 after serving his entire sentence at El Arjat prison (Salé), Lyèce Mouri refuses any political exploitation. Despite difficult solitary confinement conditions in a six-square-meter cell, this community leader holds no grudges. "I don’t want to get caught up in an Algeria-Morocco war. The Moroccan people welcomed me really well," he assures, keeping his passion for football intact.

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His ordeal began on January 18, while attending the match as a guest of the Senegalese federation. The young man recounts being roughly apprehended in the stands after celebrating a goal. During his interrogation, the atmosphere reportedly tensed when he revealed his mother was born in Algeria. According to him, police repeatedly called him "Dzaïri," ignoring his French nationality.

Initially prosecuted on several charges, he was ultimately acquitted of most counts. However, justice sentenced him to three months in prison for throwing a bottle, a verdict confirmed on appeal. As reported by the daily Le Parisien, the supporter formally contests this version. He relies on a file validated by a bailiff, containing video evidence that contradicts the time of his arrest in flagrante delicto.

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His legal proceedings were complicated by a lawyers’ strike and language barriers during hearings. Lamenting being judged with animosity and having lost over ten kilos in detention, the supporter had to forge a steel mentality. Backed by Senegal’s team officials upon his return, he compares this ordeal to a bicycle fall, asserting that one must simply get back up to move forward.