Canadian team member on trial for spying on New Zealand

“I am ultimately responsible for running our program. Therefore, to demonstrate our team’s commitment to integrity, I have voluntarily decided to step down from coaching Thursday’s game. In a spirit of responsibility, I do so with the interests of both teams in mind and ensuring that everyone feels respected and respected in the spirit of sportsmanship in this game,” she said in a statement.

After two days in police custody, “this 43-year-old Canadian citizen will appear before the public prosecutor on Wednesday afternoon” on charges of “flying a drone in a restricted area,” the prosecutor told AFP. – Etienne, David Charmatz The man should be tried as part of a plea bargain, a source close to the investigation told AFP.

The person who piloted the drone was not a member of the Canadian team, according to a press release from the Canadian committee, which is in contact with the International Olympic Committee and FIFA to determine what action to take. The Canadian committee said in a statement that he has been removed from the Olympic team and will be sent home immediately, adding that the Canada Soccer staff will undergo mandatory ethics training.

“We offer our sincere apologies to New Zealand, all the athletes involved and the New Zealand Olympic Committee,” the committee said after the review on Monday. “Another drone incident” occurred last Friday during training, according to the press release, which specified that a second person from the Olympic team had been removed and sent home.

The defending Olympic champions face New Zealand on Thursday (5pm) in their first group match, before taking on France on Sunday. “Team members immediately reported the incident to police, which led to the arrest of the drone operator, who has been identified as a member of the Canadian women’s soccer team’s support staff,” the New Zealand Olympic Committee said, while urging Canada to act. “A full review of the situation is underway.”