The French Senate on Thursday criticized the “lack of preparation” on the device launched by French authorities ahead of the final between Liverpool and the real Madrid The Stade de France de Saint-Denis, according to the initial conclusions of the commission of inquiry.
After collecting the testimonies of some of those involved in the organization of the final Champions Leaguecontroversial on May 28, senators criticized the leadership of Government ng Emmanuel Macron and from the police.
The president of the Commission CultureSenate Education and Communications, laurent lafonpointed out the “lack of preparation” of the authorities before an event of enormous magnitude and “lack of reactivity during the event.”
Lafon also pointed out that the preliminary conclusions refer to “a critical management” after the event, which refers to the attitude of the Interior Minister of France, Gerald Darmaninwho blamed English fans for the riots around the stadium.
The French politician blamed responsibility for the unrest on 30,000 to 40,000 Liverpool fans who, according to Darmanin’s version, faced off for Stade de France with the wrong ticket, statements that infuriated the mayor of Liverpool, Steve Rothramwho also gave his testimony to the commission.
The initial conclusions – the final report will be shown in the coming weeks – also point to the Police Prefecture’s poor management, both in leaks at the entrance to the compound and in the abusive use of tear gas.
LafonAlso, he lamented “the lack of dialogue between the French authorities and their Spanish and English counterparts.” The riots before the final on May 28 swirled around the world, as several thousand fans, a large part of Liverpool, were unable to enter the stadium due to large queues that had formed, a situation that led to the start of the match with 36 minutes late. Many fans also reported that they were robbed.
Source: La Verdad
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