The Disciplinary Commission of Salvadoran Football Federation (Fesfut) pointed out in a resolution that the security measures adopted by the club FC Alliance for the game where 12 people were killed on Saturday after the stampede was “inadequate and insufficient.”
The said commission maintains its disciplinary ruling that the club FC Alliance “did not adopt measures leading to the evasion of the facts or did so negligently.”
“The security measures and access control mechanisms to the stadium, entry order, security measures are clearly insufficient and lacking, which did not admit of any resistance, due to the irreparable loss of life of the fans who attended the stadium, which prevailed over the responsibilities according to the seriousness of the events that took place,” he said.
The Commission has decided that the alliance due to its “status as a local club, it failed to comply with the obligations” imposed by Disciplinary Code of Salvadoran soccer “by not applying adequate security regulations to guarantee order in the stadium and the normal development of the game”.
He added that the “security measures required by the circumstances before and during the match were not followed, and he had an obligation to expect unexpected incidents.”
The Fesfut Disciplinary Commission permitted the alliance with a $30,000 fine, it also determined that for the next two tournaments it would play its home games behind closed doors. Moreover, it awarded the victory in the match where the tragedy occurred to Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos (FAS) and passed to the semifinals.
The resolution realized that a proposal to disqualify for one year, in the implementation of any activity related to soccer, the leaders of the Alianza did not achieve the necessary votes.
The remains of three of the twelve fans who died in the stampede at Cuscatlan Stadium, in the capital of The Saviorwas buried this Monday in the cities of Ciudad Delgado and Santa Tecla.
Salvadoran authorities are still investigating the incident, and so far they have not identified anyone responsible.
The death of these 12 people, which became the biggest sports tragedy in the Central American country, occurred within the framework of a rematch between alliance and the FAS for the quarterfinals of the Clausura 2023 tournament.
Source: La Verdad
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