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The fight against violence in sports is escalating: the police will be able to give administrative fines Israel today

2022-02-27T12:17:34.117Z


After several months of work, the plan to eradicate violence in sports was launched for the first time when the law center would give the police powers to keep wayward fans away from the pitches for long periods • Deputy Prime Minister Gideon Saar: "I also call on the courts to adopt an assault policy"


After hard work, for the first time the program to eradicate violence in sports led by the Ministry of Culture and Sports, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Homeland Security is underway when today (Sunday) the law prohibiting sports violence came out for public comment and is expected to be approved by government and Knesset.

The amendment to the law prohibiting violence in sports includes several significant steps that will lead to the advancement of the fight against violence on pitches and stadiums.

At the center of the law: the police will for the first time be able to give administrative fines, which will contribute to deterring the rioters.

Also, expanding the powers of expulsion from the pitches will increase the police's use of expulsion orders from the pitches, with the clear goal being more expulsions of violent and rioting fans, and for longer periods.

These are significant tools that will give law enforcement agencies an opportunity to deal with the violence on the pitches.

In a unique collaboration between the three ministries and led by the Ministers of Culture and Sports, Justice and Homeland Security together with all relevant parties, the program to eradicate violence in sports will begin with the completion of legislation.

The program is expected to expand further into further steps, all to ensure a variety of tools to reduce violence.

The sports minister's entourage says he has marked administrative fines as a strategic goal.

At first, the legal advisers vehemently opposed it, but the stubbornness prevailed.

At this stage, the amount of the fines has not yet been determined, but it is estimated that the amount in question will be NIS 5,000.

Regarding expulsions, today, a police officer can automatically expel a fan for a month.

Trooper wanted expulsions of rioting fans for life but there was opposition from the jurists.

It now appears that police officers will be given powers to detain for a period of six months, one year, and even two years.

Trooper, Photo: Gideon Markovich

Minister of Culture and Sports Hili Trooper:

"As we said, eradicating violence in sports has become a top goal on our agenda. We must fight violence in sports with all the tools at our disposal and today is the beginning of the program for Israeli sports and reducing violence on the courts." I want to tell the masses of fans - we will do everything so that you, you and your children, can come and leave the pitches safely. I would like to thank Justice Minister Gideon Saar and Homeland Security Minister Amar Bar-Lev for their mobilization and cooperation. The fertile. "

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Gideon Saar:

"We are working together to eradicate the violence on the sports fields that fatally harms the values ​​of sports.

The plan will lead to a more effective policy, based on fines and removal from the pitches of violent fans.

I also call on the courts to adopt an aggressive policy to eradicate violence in sports. "

Homeland Security Minister Amar Bar-Lev:

"I thank Ministers Saar and Trooper for advancing the law.

The phenomenon of violence on and around the pitches has escalated in recent years to a blow that has led to severe physical damage to the fans and spot on the most popular game in the country.

There is no reason why people who devote their free time and money to reach out, encourage and support their teams, should be harmed, or forced to experience the phenomena observed in Israeli football fields in recent years.

"The public of football fans and spectators on the pitches are entitled to enjoy peace, and not be afraid to bring their families and loved ones to the pitches."

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Source: israelhayom

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