Controversy over the risk classification of Paris FC-Lyon

Pierre Ferracci, the president of Paris FC, does not change his line of defense.

As early as Saturday in our columns, he said: “I was told that the RG (General Information) were aware that PSG ultras were likely to come and hang out.

Paris FC was not informed.

When we held the security meeting, there were no comments from the préfecture.

So it is also the responsibility of intelligence and public authorities not to have anticipated all that ”.

Guest of the morning of France Info this Wednesday, he again pointed the responsibility of Lyon.

Everything seemed clear until L'Équipe claimed that "this match was rated at level 3 on a scale of 5, according to the criteria of the National Anti-Hooliganism Division (DNLH), which means it in particular presented a “risk of disturbing public order. The sports daily quotes a police source: “The risk of the presence of PSG supporters in Charléty had been raised. The elements of this risk have been mentioned. Paris FC was fully aware ”.

Paris FC was quick to rule in a statement: “During the security meeting on Friday, December 10, preparatory to the 32nd final of the Coupe de France, where the DNLH was not present, he did not at no time was a risk mentioned inside the Charléty stadium. During this meeting and following it, the various oral and written exchanges with the public authorities (DOPC - Directorate of Public Order and Traffic) never mentioned the risk classification of this match. . Paris FC specifies that it has never had the slightest information from the DNLH (National Division for the Fight against Hooliganism). "

According to our information and a police source, the police had clues collected by the intelligence services saying that, Friday evening, PSG supporters wanted to do battle with Lyon supporters. This information was then passed on to Paris FC. "We knew it was a risky match," confirms one of our sources. So much so that during meetings organized between the Paris police headquarters and the football club, Paris FC was asked to resize its security. Numerous exchanges of emails took place and Paris FC let it be known that they had followed the recommendations. At the same time, an order banning PSG supporters was issued by the Police Headquarters in the stands of the Charléty stadium.

Everything would have been packed because of the delay at the Gare de Lyon of the OL fans who arrived at the screening around 9:20 p.m. when the match had already started.

The search would then not have been as thorough as expected so that they could take place quickly in the stadium.

"Paris FC has been completely overwhelmed, Charléty is not a stadium designed to host this kind of meeting, there is no device that prevents you from going from one platform to another," says a police officer.

Two of the three people arrested on Tuesday will stand trial

Contacted, Paris FC recognizes that it has been warned of a "risk of disturbing public order but only outside the stadium, at the Gare de Lyon for example, but not inside Charléty".

"If the match had really been classified as risky, the movement of Lyon supporters would undoubtedly have been prohibited," said the Parisian club.

In addition, the custody of the three hooligans allegedly arrested on Tuesday was lifted on Wednesday.

One of them was dismissed for lack of a sufficiently serious offense.

The other two are summoned to the Criminal Court at a later date to be judged on the count of group violence.

They were placed under judicial supervision pending their appearance, including a ban on appearing in a stadium or around.