The fan who threw the bottle that hit player Dimitri Payet, from Marseille, in the match against Lyon last Sunday, for the French Championship, was sentenced on Tuesday to six months in prison, which will only be served if he commits another crime within five years.
The perpetrator of the act of violence will also not be able to attend the Lyon stadium, where the infraction took place, for the next five years.
The French Public Ministry had demanded six months of imprisonment to punish the act committed by the fan.
This was the latest in a series of violent acts in French football that have led to the suspension of several matches this season for the champions of the first division (Turn 1).
Faced with this situation, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced this Tuesday that the government will present “in 15 days” measures to improve security in stadiums.
“We agreed to work together on four aspects,” Darmanin explained after a meeting with club officials, French football authorities and the justice and sport ministers.
The meeting addressed the prohibition of access of violent fans to the stadiums, the security of the arenas and private security, as well as the process of suspending a match in progress.
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