Descended from a flight to Roissy, Belaïli was arrested for violence. What the terrible child of Algerian football really risks on the judicial level.
Descended from the New York-Paris flight this Wednesday, Youcef Belaïli finished handcuffed for refusing to tie his belt and, above all, for a fight that broke out. Between simple fine and firm prison, what does the Algerian dribbler really risk?
Belaili: a restless flight, a muscular arrest
The scenario seems surreal. On board a flight between the United States and France, Youcef Belaïli would have refused to tie his belt at the time of landing, which led to a first intervention by the crew. The situation would then have degenerated with a verbal altercation, then a fight involving at least one member of the navigating staff. Upon arrival in Roissy, the Air Transport Gendarmerie (GTA) arrested around 2:30 p.m. before opening a police custody, confirmed by several sources.
Up to five years in prison?
French justice does not take this kind of behavior lightly. In theory, the former MC Algiers player could be continued to endanger air security (article L6232-12 of the transport code), liable to five years in prison and a € 75,000 fine. If the facts are limited to light violence against the staff, he faces up to three years in prison and € 45,000. In the event of refusal to comply with a safety instruction, it would be a 4ᵉ class ticket (€ 750). The outcome will depend on the reclassification of the facts and the possible existence of videos.
Belaïli arrested in Roissy: justice could strike hard
Previous … not very reassuring
Belaïli would not be the first sportsman to slip into flight. In 2022, the Belgian Radja Nainggolan received a € 10,000 fine for vaping and insult on board. In 2019,
Booba had been sentenced to 18 months suspended for a fight in Orly. ET in 2014, a violent passenger had taken four firm months. Everything will depend on the level of violence chosen … and the will of the prosecution to strike hard.
The terrible child of Algerian football
On the sporting side, his Tunis club could activate a moral clause as Brest had done in 2022, with suspension of salary to the key. Adidas Algeria could also review his commitments. Above all, Belaïli is not at his first controversy. In Brest as in Ajaccio, he regularly scrambled with his leaders. Rebel outside, exemplary on the ground, he remains the darling child and the terrible child of Algerian football. But this time, it is not Algeria that will forgive him … It is French justice.
Between a simple check for € 750 and the prison box, the gap is abyssal. Everything will depend on the on -board videos and the desire of the prosecution to make an example.
