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Chelsea Paris Metro racist chants: Ex-policeman in court Chelsea racist chants: Ex-policeman in court
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A former policeman pushed a black man twice and refused to allow him on to a Paris Metro train as Chelsea fans chanted racist songs, a court heard.A former policeman pushed a black man twice and refused to allow him on to a Paris Metro train as Chelsea fans chanted racist songs, a court heard.
Richard Barklie from Carrickfergus is one of four fans facing a football banning order over a racist confrontation filmed ahead of a Champions League game in February. Richard Barklie, from Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, is one of four fans facing a football banning order over a racist confrontation filmed ahead of a Champions League game in February.
The footage showed several fans chanting: "We're racist and that's the way we like it."The footage showed several fans chanting: "We're racist and that's the way we like it."
Mr Barklie denies chanting.Mr Barklie denies chanting.
The Metropolitan Police is applying for football banning orders to be imposed on four men the force believes were involved in the confrontation.The Metropolitan Police is applying for football banning orders to be imposed on four men the force believes were involved in the confrontation.
In addition to Richard Barklie, 50, of Victoria Street in Carrickfergus, Jordan Munday, 20, of Ellenborough Road, Sidcup; Josh Parsons, 20, of Woodhouse Place, Dorking; and William Simpson, 26, of Hengrove Crescent in Ashford, Surrey, are challenging the ban. In addition to Richard Barklie, 50, of Victoria Street in Carrickfergus, Jordan Munday, 20, of Ellenborough Road, Sidcup, Kent; Josh Parsons, 20, of Woodhouse Place, Dorking, Surrey; and William Simpson, 26, of Hengrove Crescent in Ashford, Surrey, are challenging the ban.
'Human rights work' 'Not enough space'
The prosecuting lawyer told the court Mr Barklie had previously been convicted of drinking and driving, or driving whilst disqualified and that he had been found urinating in the lobby of a hotel. The banning orders would prevent them from attending games at home or abroad.
He was also heavily intoxicated in April 2015 at a match between Leicester and Chelsea, the court heard. Scotland Yard confirmed another Chelsea supporter, Dean Callis, 32, of Liverpool Road, Islington, had received a five-year banning order ahead of the court hearing for a number of incidents, including the one in Paris.
Speaking about the Paris confrontation, the prosecutor said Mr Barklie "was present in the group, pushed the victim twice and joined in the chanting". The prosecution said Mr Barklie "was present in the group, pushed the victim twice and joined in the chanting".
Mr Barklie said he condemns "any behaviour supporting" the chanting of racist songs. The alleged victim, a French commuter known only as Souleymane S, previously said the whole episode was "humiliating".
The season ticket holder has been suspended as a part-time staff member at a voluntary organisation in Belfast, the Wave Trauma Centre. Mr Barklie's lawyer Nick Scott told the court his client had pushed him off the train because it was busy and there was not enough space.
But he has received support from The World Human Rights Forum, where he is a director. He said: "There are three people in the way filling up the door. He's just pushed off - no violence or aggression."
In a statement, Mr Barklie's solicitor said: "As someone who has spent years working with disadvantaged communities in Africa and India, he can point to a CV in human rights work which undermines any suggestion he is racist."
The Thames Magistrates' Court hearing, sitting in Stratford, continues.The Thames Magistrates' Court hearing, sitting in Stratford, continues.