Tasteless action: With this poster Rostock fans had mocked a deceased policeman
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In the case of the inhuman banner in the fan block, Hansa Rostock determined a first suspect. The CEO of the second division announces harsh consequences and warns his own supporters.
Dhe FC Hansa Rostock identified a suspect in the course of dealing with the banner affair at the home game against SV Sandhausen. As the second division soccer team announced on Wednesday, the club has already communicated its findings to the state police.
In addition, the corresponding video material was handed over to the responsible authorities for their further investigations and initiation of proceedings. In addition, Hansa has already initiated a stadium ban proceedings against the person in question, the club announced.
In the Sandhausen game a banner with the inscription: “One less, ACAB !!!” was shown in the Rostock Ostseestadion. The abbreviation stands for All cops are bastards (All cops are pigs). The statement relates to the death of a Hamburg police officer who, according to the Hamburg Police Union, died at the age of 24 after a nocturnal stress exercise during a course in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Rostock promises stricter controls
Due to the criticism of the banner, FC Hansa had previously announced stricter measures against the club’s ultras. “We will tighten the control of banners considerably,” said CEO Robert Marien of “Bild”. “It must be completely undisputed for everyone that such inhuman banners represent border crossings in every respect.”
“We are currently in the process of tearing down everything that we have painstakingly built up in recent years with our asses again within a few weeks,” criticized Marien in the “Bild” sharply. It must be clear to everyone that such topics “represent an enormous damage to the image and cause dangerous unrest that will subsequently be transferred to the sporting sector at some point.”
As a member association at FC Hansa, they want “our members and fans to get involved and actively help”, emphasized the 40-year-old Marien. But: “Anyone who helps to shape things also bears responsibility. If you do not live up to this responsibility, it inevitably has consequences. “
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