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For the first time since July, Hugo Auradou could play rugby again. The second row, still charged with Oscar Jégou for aggravated rape in a meeting, was selected by his manager Sébastien Piqueronies for the move of the Paloise section to Perpignan. Which deeply shocked the plaintiff’s lawyer, who criticized the Béarn club for having no ethics.
This decision by Pau to establish Hugo Auradou came almost simultaneously with the information that the prosecutors in charge of the case in Mendoza had decided to dismiss the case in favor of the two French internationals. A very positive announcement to the defense camp, but which does not mean that the case is over. Because a judge must confirm the prosecutors’ decision. Only then will the charges be dropped, although prosecutors have said an appeal will be filed in this case.
The request for dismissal was filed at the end of August, but the prosecutor’s office did not make its decision on this issue until the beginning of October. Do Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou know when the judge will rule on a potential drop in charges? Well, because according to information provided by AFP, the hearing to investigate the dismissal will be held on October 18. Please note that this hearing will be held in camera.
The players’ lawyers express their satisfaction
In any case, the lawyers of the two players did not fail to show their satisfaction after the prosecution requested the dismissal of the case. As we can read in Le Monde, for me Antoine Vey, the public prosecutor took “a decision in accordance with all the elements that were collected, verified and discussed throughout the investigation“.
Me Rafael Cuneo Libarona, their lawyer in Argentina, also expressed his satisfaction, but also took the opportunity to warn of the danger of “abusive dismissals”. “If in my office we defend many women who are sexually assaulted, I nevertheless believe that the role of justice was to protect these two men from these false accusations.“, said the Argentine council
To summarize
For the first time since July, Hugo Auradou could play rugby again after being started by Sébastien Piqueronies. This return to rugby was made official on the same day following the decision of Mendoza’s public prosecutor’s office, which ruled in favor of dismissing the case. Defense lawyers expressed their satisfaction after this decision, although a judge has yet to confirm the dismissal of the case. The date for this hearing has also been set.
