Bruno Retailleau wants immediate interruptions of matches and “severe” sanctions – Libération

2024-10-24 08:47:00

The Interior Minister announced on Thursday 24 October that two of the gang leaders who launched homophobic chants at the Parc des Princes on Saturday during the PSG-Strasbourg match have been “identified”.

The method is not revolutionary. “Identify people, arrest them, prosecute them and sanction them”launched Bruno Retailleau this Thursday 24 October on France Inter. The Interior Minister returned to the homophobic chants uttered by PSG fans during the match against Strasbourg on Saturday at the Parc des Princes. The Parisian fans, especially the Ultras from the Auteuil stand, resumed the homophobic chants against OM for about ten minutes, ​​before the “classic” which will see the two rival teams on Saturday 27 October at the Vélodrome stadium.

“We have identified two of the leaders”promoters of homophobic chants, “They must be punished severely”underlined Bruno Retailleau. Even the Interior Minister said he was in favor “stop games as soon as” what is there “homophobic songs”. A meeting with the leaders of French football is also scheduled for Thursday at 3pm, in the presence of the Minister of Sport Gil Avérous and the Secretary of State in charge of the fight against discrimination Othman Nasrou.

Bruno Retailleau has expressed his anger more fully at the various fan-related excesses that have roiled French football in recent months. “It has become unbearable, we can no longer bear it homophobic songswe can no longer bear it racist invectiveswe can no longer tolerate violence, as happened a few days ago during the return journey from the Montpellier-OM match where we had to close the A9. […]»he listed in a long invective.

On Sunday, six CRS were slightly injured following clashes with Marseille fans, more numerous than the authorized limit during the away match at Hérault, “unjustifiable violence”estimated the minister.