Lallement takes legal action for “massive counterfeit banknote fraud”

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The prefect of police of Paris, Didier Lallement, decided to take legal action for a “massive fraud with counterfeit tickets” on Saturday, for access to the final of the Champions League, believing that this “could have had very serious consequences. serious for the safety of spectators.

In a report to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, of which AFP was aware, the Paris police chief explains that he “considers it necessary to identify those responsible for this massive counterfeit banknote fraud which could have very serious consequences for the safety of spectators both during access and in the stadium itself”. “The seriousness of these facts justifies, in my opinion, a referral to the public prosecutor”, writes Didier Lallement.

The RATP strike in question?

The Prefect of Police describes in detail the course of the evening and the series of difficulties, from the strike at the RATP “which did not allow the normal operation of line B, natural access to the stadium”, to the thousands of spectators who showed up “probably between 30,000 and 40,000 people beyond the 80,000 eligible in the stadium”.

He notes “the essential role of the ‘fan zones'” which had been designed to separately accommodate Liverpool supporters in the east of Paris and Real supporters in Saint-Denis, but recommends a reinforcement of the security staff “for the high-risk matches.

The prefect of police considers in conclusion that “the system put in place (Saturday) ensured the essentials: to allow the smooth running of the match and guarantee the safety of the festivities without deaths or serious injuries”.

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