Anger at legal aid for Diouf.A LIVERPOOL star who sparked fury by spitting on a Celtic fan has been granted legal aid - despite earning pounds 40,000 a week. MPs branded the decision to make taxpayers pick up the tab for El-Hadji Diouf's defence in another gobbing Gob´bing n. 1. (Mining) The refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing the coal. It is called also gob stuff ltname>. 2. The process of packing with waste rock; stowing. case an 'utter outrage'. The Senegalese footballer, who was loaned out by the Anfield club to Bolton last season, was handed cash to cover his lawyer's costs, reported to be pounds 306.25. He denies spitting on 11-year-old fan James Shields when Bolton played at Middlesbrough in the Premiership last November. Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Mark Oaten said: 'This is an utter outrage. He could afford a whole team of barristers on his wages Diouf was charged with disorderly conduct disorderly conduct Conduct likely to lead to a disturbance of the public peace or that offends public decency. It has been held to include the use of obscene language in public, fighting in a public place, blocking public ways, and making threats. under the Public Order Act and faces a pounds 1000 fine if he loses his latest case. He could also be banned from football grounds, ending his career. In March 2003, TV cameras caught Diouf spitting at a Celtic fan during Liverpool's UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Cup clash at Parkhead. The 24-year-old striker was later fined pounds 5000 at Glasgow Sheriff Court Glasgow Sheriff Court is the main Court in Glasgow. It is located in the Gorbals area of the city and is the busiest court in Europe. [1] The Sheriff Court lies within the Sheriffdom of Glasgow & Strathkelvin. after pleading guilty to assault under provocation. Hecan collect legal aid because he qualifies as a French speaker who may need an interpreter and could lose his livelihood. His solicitor, Alan Walsh, said: 'Legal aid is not means tested. If there is a fault it is in the system. There should be no criticism of El-Hadji Diouf CAPTION(S): MILLIONAIRE: Diouf |
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