Salford Red Devils have suspended Krisnan Inu for two months after an internal investigation by the Super League side found him guilty of making social media posts which brought the club into disrepute.
Inu has also been fined four weeks' salary for the posts made last month in relation to Jarryd Hayne's sexual assault trial, and he will also attend a mandatory education program which is currently being developed in conjunction with the University of Salford.
Hayne was backed publicly by ex-Parramatta Eels team-mate Inu, despite being found guilty of sexual assault, which resulted in Hayne being jailed for five years and nine months.
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