Euro-2016 – Marseille: Cazeneuve castigates “pseudo-fans” – Le Parisien

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e interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, condemned Saturday night “deliberate and irresponsible behavior of pseudo-supporters” after the “unacceptable” incidents in Marseille ahead of the match of Euro-2016 Russia-England (group B).
“the police can not be diverted from their public security mission by the reckless behavior and deliberate pseudo-fans whose only motivation is to disturb public order and whose interior minister condemns the unacceptable acts, “he said in a statement.
Bernard Cazeneuve also confirms that” a British national was seriously injured “in these clashes occurred the Old Port. He made a malaise, was revived but his life is involved, according to the police prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône, Laurent Nunez. In a long statement recalling the security measures taken before the Euro-2016 and “context” of violence linked to hooligans in international football competitions “for nearly thirty years,” the interior minister ensures that the risk of non-sporting violence “was fully taken into account” by its services , “as well as other threats, including terrorist.”
Place Beauvau had 3,000 entry bans measures on the territory aimed banned supporters stage in different countries competing. Moreover, “at the request of the French authorities,” London retained the passports of 3,000 people considered hooligans, detailed interior.
In total, more than 200 foreign police officers involved in securing the Euro including “spotters” (observers) made “on the ground, alongside the forces of the French order,” for the presence of hooligans potential and challenge them, according to the minister. further, the ” reinforcements “were made available to the Commissioner of police of the Rhone delta to match rated at level 3 of 4 from the meetings of the Euro deemed” at risk, “says one source as well.
“the instructions were given to the forces? s order to make the necessary inquiries and present the perpetrators to justice,” added the minister.
England-Russia match starts Saturday at 9:00 p.m. Velodrome, but the scenes of clashes have taken place since Thursday on the Old Port, with highly alcoholic hooligans.
AFP