The case is not yet closed, but we know more about the measures taken after the excesses that took place at half-time in the Northern derby won by Lens (1-0).
Arnaud Pouille, the general manager of the club attended a press conference to explain the sanctions taken by the club against the supporters responsible.
"We are on individual sanctions, with the activation of the legal system known as the
Larrivé Law
with a stadium ban for any identified person who would have entered the field and would have broken the security cords."
The Larrivé law, dating from 2016, allows the organizers of sporting events to “refuse or cancel the issuance of tickets or subscription cards and refuse access to people who present a safety hazard during sporting events.
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9 to 36 months ban for troublemakers
“These measures will not support any exception, continued the leader Sang et Or, We wanted total intransigence. These sanctions will range from a 9-month ban to a 36-month ban. For the rest, the violent, inappropriate gestures, relating to exhibitionism, the apology of Nazism and any form of deviant behavior, a complaint will be filed by the club, either nominative when the person is identified, or against X ”.
So far, 17 people are undergoing proceedings, but that number could increase.
"It is a relatively heavy identification job," admitted Arnaud Pouille, who also returned to the sanctions already imposed by the disciplinary committee, in particular the closed door: "It is a very heavy sanction for us, we respect this decision.
In these 15 days in camera, he had two meetings.
The material balance is 80 seats torn off, fractured, exclusively in the visitor parking lot.
This is 25,000 euros in material damage with devastated toilets, ”he detailed.
Incident and ongoing lawn invasion at Stade Bollaert, incidents between Lille and Lensois supporters.
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Work will be launched to secure the stadium.
Arnaud Pouille evokes "work to accommodate opposing supporters, the installation of a tarpaulin, the installation of Plexiglas or safety net, the reinforcement if possible of anti-intrusion nets towards the lawn.
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The leader did not fail to also point out the responsibility of Lille "Asking us to deal with hooligan behavior in a yard that is not ours is asking too much of us," he said.
Lens must play on the lawn of Marseille this Sunday.
The club has advised its supporters not to attend the match.