France denounces ‘massive fraud with false tickets’ for the Champions League final

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French Interior Minister blames chaos outside Saint-Denis on Liverpool fans with illegal seats

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin denounced this Monday “a massive and industrial fraud involving false tickets” to watch the Champions League final played Saturday at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris. . The final, between Liverpool and Real Madrid, started more than half an hour late and was marked by chaos around the stadium and violent raids on fans by local youth gangs.

Instead of self-criticizing and acknowledging his own mistakes in managing the flow of fans to the stadium and in the actions of the police, Darmanin threw balls out. He blamed “the disorganization in the reception of the British fans”, as opposed to that of the Spanish fans, which the minister said took place in good conditions.

The Home Office chief attributed the chaos in the stadium’s surroundings to the fact that “between 30,000 and 40,000 Liverpool fans” who traveled to the Stade de France “had false tickets or had no ticket”. It should be added that on Saturday there was a strike on one of the RER lines, the commuter train leading to the stadium, which made it difficult to access the Stade de France and manage the flow of fans.

Darmanin recalled that “the tickets are normally electronic” but that they were printed entirely on paper at Liverpool’s request, which the minister said contributed to “massive and industrial fraud”. 70% of these tickets were found to be counterfeit at the pre-check and 15% at the first check before entering the stadium, the French minister said. On the other hand, most Real Madrid tickets were electronic, so there were no such problems.

The new Sports Minister, Amélia Oudéa-Castéra, wondered how it is possible that such a massive card fraud was committed for this match and announced that UEFA will open a “deep” investigation into what happened.

The Interior Minister backed Paris Police Prefect Didier Lallement, who was widely criticized by the press, politicians and French fans for using tear gas in front of women and children to restrain fans. “The worst was avoided thanks to law enforcement officers, stadium workers and private security officers,” he said.

After the failure of the Champions League final, Darmain and Oudéa-Castéra appear before the Senate Law and Culture committees. French senators want to ‘determine responsibilities’. 15 months into the Rugby World Cup and 22 months into the Paris Games celebrations, the incidents paint a sad picture of France for the world and raise serious concerns about its ability to host international matches in safe conditions. ” .

Source: La Verdad

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