A few hours later a gambling house called L'Amicale caught fire, causing the death of seven individuals who were trapped inside.
[1] The soccer match between Fire Brigade versus Scouts Club ended by 17:00 at Anjalay Stadium in Belle Vue.
They were subsequently tried and sentenced by judge Paul Lam Shang Leen to 45 years in prison for burning the L'Amicale gaming house, which caused the deaths of seven persons trapped inside.
[8] A group of 12 lawyers consisting of former attorney-general Rama Valayden, barrister Raouf Gulbul, Neelkanth Dulloo, Sanjeev Teeluckdharry, Sameer Hossenbaccus, Ravi Rutnah and 6 others compiled a report entitled Wrongfully Convicted which attempted to highlight flaws in the judgement against the Amicale Four.
Their release was scheduled for 17 March 2019 but in January 2018 their lawyers had sent a letter to Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth to inform him of a “miscalculation of the prison administration.” The authorities thus granted their request.
[12] Soon after their acquittal some of the four accused supporters of the Scouts Club received threats in order to discourage them from seeking justice.