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Wouldn’t you rather welcome overall World Cup winner Marco Odermatt back to Stans than have to deal with people who plunder the streets with clubs, pepper spray and knives, throw paving stones and iron bars at police officers and hijack and demolish trams?
Karin Kayser-Frutschi: That of course makes it more fun. But it is the reality we face. That is one of the reasons why we respond with measures from the licensing authorities. We cannot tolerate such crimes.
The items mentioned were found by classification fans in the run-up to the Zurich city derby. FCZ Ultras in turn demolished a tram. The result of these enormous fan riots: six injuries. Nevertheless, the licensing authorities did not intervene. Why?
The relevant licensing authority decides whether measures will be taken. In this case it was the city of Zurich and they decided not to do that. I don’t want to and can’t comment on that.
However, in other cases this has happened. And sectors were always closed. This measure has proven to be ineffective.
Reducing fan violence should and should be a concern for everyone involved. By this I mean the politics with the legislation, the approval authorities, the competitions and also the clubs. The cascade model working group has developed a selection of de-escalating but also repressive elements. These measures only work if they are supported by everyone. Sector closure is part of this.
What are these closures intended to achieve?
In this way we prevent violent individual perpetrators from hiding in an anonymous crowd. This is an essential contribution to preventing violence.
So no collective punishment?
No.
Fans and clubs complain about exactly that and that the emphasis should be on holding individual perpetrators to account.
The fact is that it is extremely difficult to prove criminal offenses individually in large crowds, such as at gatherings of fans inside and outside the stadium.
The YB-Ultras were present in a different sector in the second half of the match against GC. Those of the FCZ were shamelessly in the guest sector from the start, which meant that the Lausanne fans had to be moved. This even happened with the support of the club. And everyone who should have been denied access to the stadium based on the measure was still inside. This shows that the measure is easy to circumvent.
Bern’s security director Reto Nause told me that there were no longer any fans inside who were not authorized to enter the stadium. The purpose of the sector closure is also to immediately stop the sale of further tickets.
They expect a certain degree of solidarity and that the clubs will support the sanctions. But the FCZ is contesting the ruling and is opening the guest sector to its own fans from the curve because it is closed. The FCZ is sabotaging this measure with its behavior.
As already mentioned; Reducing fan violence should and should be a concern for everyone involved.
Is there really no alternative to sector closure? Did the consultation yield nothing?
If they existed, we would have a very open ear. For clubs and fans, the alternative is dialogue. We would like to have more dialogue. But it has become apparent that dialogue alone is not enough and that measures are necessary in the event of serious incidents. Once again, crime cannot be tolerated. The demand for a complete abolition of repression is naive in the face of senseless violence.
In challenging the decision to close the sector, the FCZ takes the position that it cannot be held liable for incidents that occur outside its sphere of influence.
It is not acceptable to say that fan violence has nothing to do with the matches and the clubs, just because it takes place outside the stadium. The organizer is partly responsible if his fans, incited by the emotionality of the sport, become a danger to third parties. Because whoever creates this dangerous situation must do everything reasonable to ensure that the legal interests or persons of others are not harmed. If the clubs and fan clubs can no longer exert a moderating influence on the grassroots, they must bear the consequences. Such as the preventive measures.
How could the cascade model with the closure of the tourbillon sector be applied after the events in Servette in Geneva last May against Sion in Geneva, before it was in force? And a few more times since then?
Unbearable incidents occurred during the development of the model. People were injured there. There was extensive damage to property. We had a duty to punish that. You cannot say: we do not have the cascade model yet. This way you can beat up people, throw stones at police officers and scare train drivers.
Tram drivers now openly admit that they are afraid to drive on race day.
There are not only injuries when blood is shed, but also of a psychological nature. Putting someone in fear and terror is also violence.
Where are you with the model today?
After consultation, it was approved within the licensing authorities. Now we are talking about it with the league and the clubs.
Those who have major reservations…
The fact that we were overtaken in time by the incidents does not make things any easier. But it must be in the interests of the clubs and the league to find solutions. Otherwise the measures are pointless. If measures are taken, they should not turn perpetrators into victims and demand tolerance for crimes.
What about time?
I hope we can have the talks in March.
If you exclude a group of season ticket holders, which is the preventive purpose of closing the sector, this measure will only have an effect if the tickets are personal. But they aren’t. What’s the status there?
Personalized tickets would help prosecute perpetrators in the stadiums, even if they don’t solve all the problems. The clubs could spend them today if they wanted to. As examples from ice hockey show, this has a calming effect on fan violence in stadiums. However, there is no legal basis for an official order.
But is there the will to introduce it?
On the part of the approving authorities, this is part of Progresso, the project of the KKKPD (Conference of Cantonal Judges and Police Directors, d.Red) and the Swiss Football Association to minimize fan riots.
And are you working to ensure that the cantons create this legal basis?
Yes.
Is there any dialogue with the fan curves at all?
We are always in dialogue with the clubs.
And with the fan groups?
The licensing authorities are also in contact with them.
Don’t you have the feeling of powerlessness against the curves of the fans?
If we had been in that situation, we would have lost. It must be a forward-looking approach, so that sporting events can be held together without violence. When club security guards tell me that there is no football without violence, these are tragic statements in a constitutional state. I have a responsibility to stop this.
Finally: Do you like going to football matches? In their canton, however, the highest of all feelings is the second interregional competition since Buochs was relegated again.
But I remember cup games against St. Gallen and YB. Which SC Buochs won…
And professional football?
I like going to Lucerne to watch matches. There are a lot of fun things in this sport. It’s just a shame about the side effects.
*Conference of the cantonal directors of justice and police
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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1
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 BSC Young Boys
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22
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28
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47
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2
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 Napkin FC
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22
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13
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41
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3
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 FC St. Gallen
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22
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7
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36
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4
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 FC Lucerne
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22
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-1
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34
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5
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 FC Zurich
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22
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10
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33
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6
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 FC Lugano
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22
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5
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33
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7
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 FC Winterthur
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22
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-6
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29
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8th
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 Yverdon Sports FC
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22
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-15
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27
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9
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 Grasshopper Club Zurich
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22
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0
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25
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10
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 FC Basel
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22
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-8th
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25
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11
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 FC Lausanne Sport
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22
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-8th
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21
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12
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 FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy
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22
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-25
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14
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Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
