Amsterdam kickboxer and minor celebrity Badr Hari jailed for assault

Amsterdam kickboxer Badr Hari was on Friday jailed for 18 months, six months suspended, after being found guilty of a number of assaults on fellow clubbers while out on the town.

Hari, who dated Ruud Gullit’s former wife Estelle for a period, was found guilty of attacking businessman Koen Everink at the dance festival Sensation White in 2012 as well as several other charges.

Fellow suspect Ferhat Y was found not guilty of the assault on Everink for lack of evidence. Badr was also found not guilty of attacking a bouncer at night club Jimmy Woo.

Given he has spent seven months in jail on remand, Hari will have to return to jail for a five-month period. A super heavyweight, Hari had reportedly been planning a return to kickboxing in March.

The public prosecution department, which had called for a four-year sentence, is appealing against the ruling.

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