The president of Alianza FC, Pedro Hernandeztwo managers and two other people were arrested in El Salvador for the alleged perpetrators of the tragedy that took place on Saturday at the Cuscatlán Stadium, where 12 fans died and hundreds were injured, reported the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR ) this Thursday ..
Those detained, in addition to Hernández, are the managers of Alianza Security and Financial, Edwin Abarca Ventura and Zoila Cordova, respectively.
They were also arrested Reynaldo Avelar Contrerasmanager of the company Estadios Deportivos de El Salvador (EDESSA), which manages the administration of the Cuscatlán stadium, and Samuel Garcia Montano, keeper of the stadium keys.
These people will be accused in the coming days, according to the Public Ministry, for the crimes of murder, culpable damages and public confusion.
The causes of tragedy
The FGR pointed out that, according to the investigations, “the gates that were enabled (in the stadium) were not sufficient for the number of fans” and that “only the accesses, moreover, were not opened sufficiently in advance for an orderly and safe entry. .”
The FGR pointed out that “the organizers, having exhausted the tickets available for the sporting event, decided to illegally sell tickets issued for previous matches.”
“Negligence and greed” for overselling tickets
The source added that “organizational negligence and greed, when overbooked, generated a human avalanche that caused loss of life, as well as injuries and endangered the safety of attendees.”
It is not known at this time whether the attorney general, Rodolfo Delgado, or other authorities of the Prosecutor’s Office will hold a press conference to provide more details about the arrests and the fact investigation.
It was also not specified when the detainees would be transferred to the respective courts.
The facts
On Saturday night, Alianza FC and Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos (FAS) played the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Clausura tournament at the Cuscatlán stadium. The game was suspended after the head referee was told about the stampede of people on the general south side of the stadium.
The 12 people who died were fans of Alianza, representative of the capital of San Salvador.
The death of these 12 people, which became the greatest sports tragedy in the Central American country, dismayed the Salvadoran population in general and moved the national football lovers even more.
Source: La Verdad
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