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| Chelsea 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, 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. | 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 Mr Barklie, 50, of Victoria Street in Carrickfergus, Jordan Munday, 20, of Ellenborough Road, Sidcup, south-east London; Josh Parsons, 20, of Woodhouse Place, Dorking, Surrey; and William Simpson, 26, of Hengrove Crescent in Ashford, Surrey, are challenging the ban. | |
| 'Not enough space' | 'Not enough space' |
| The banning orders would prevent them from attending games at home or abroad. | The banning orders would prevent them from attending games at home or abroad. |
| 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. | 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. |
| The prosecution 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". |
| The alleged victim, a French commuter known only as Souleymane S, previously said the whole episode was "humiliating". | The alleged victim, a French commuter known only as Souleymane S, previously said the whole episode was "humiliating". |
| 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. | 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. |
| He said: "There are three people in the way filling up the door. He's just pushed off - no violence or aggression." | He said: "There are three people in the way filling up the door. He's just pushed off - no violence or aggression." |
| The Thames Magistrates' Court hearing, sitting in Stratford, continues. | The Thames Magistrates' Court hearing, sitting in Stratford, continues. |