The mayor of Saint-Etienne, Gaël Perdriau (LR), said on Friday that he hoped
for "exemplary follow-up and sanctions"
after the serious incidents that occurred on May 29 at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium after the L1/L2 return dam between Saint -Etienne and Auxerre.
To discover
Calendar and results Ligue 1
League 1 standings
At the end of the meeting which was played on penalties (1-1, 5-4 on pens), and the result of which led to the relegation of the Greens to Ligue 2, hundreds of individuals invaded the lawn and some had targeted the presidential rostrum with fireworks and smoke bombs.
“The prosecutor has announced that the investigation will take time. I hope that there will be consequences and exemplary sanctions. Because the individuals who threw smoke bombs in the stands had an intention to hurt
, "said Mr. Perdriau in an interview posted on the Progress website, while only two arrests were reported at this time. day.
“It could have ended very badly, they attempted to kill people. Moreover, when the Football League closes a stand after incidents, and the subscribers of this kop have the possibility of buying a ticket to put themselves elsewhere, I do not call it a sanction. And who sells the tickets?
, denounced the aedile.
Mr. Perdriau also mentioned the responsibility of the public authorities, and in particular of the prefect of the Loire Catherine Seguin.
“I felt very annoyed against the club, especially on the amount of smoke introduced into the stadium. If she has grievances to make against one or the other, it is up to her to express them. What is certain is that it has the responsibility for security even if it is always easy to judge after the fact
,” confided Mr. Perdriau.
Two days after the incidents, Mr. Perdriau had announced his intention to work on a
"white paper"
of "
concrete proposals intended to eradicate violence from professional and amateur football"
, with the assistance
of "football authorities, the Association of supporters, local communities and the government"
.
