Joey Barton charged with alleged 'malicious communications' towards football pundit Eni Aluko
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIn response Barton, a former Manchester City midfielder, has branded the legal system 'a banana republic'. On his X account, Mr Barton, 41, said he had been charged over tweets relating to broadcaster Eni Aluko.
Cheshire Police said the charges concerned messages sent between 1 and 18 January. In a statement, Cheshire Constabulary said: "A man from Widnes has been summoned to court to face charges of malicious communications. "Following an investigation by Cheshire Police, the Crown Prosecution Service has since authorised the charges for Joseph Barton.
The 41-year-old will appear at Warrington Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 30 July. "The charges relate to reports of alleged malicious communications online, between Monday 1 January and Thursday 18 January.
Ms Aluko, whose full name is Eniolo Aluko, is a 37-year-old Nigerian-born former professional footballer who now appears as a football commentator for television networks in the UK and abroad.
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