Spectators without tickets who climb the gates, supporters and families sprayed with tear gas, other victims of robberies or assaults… The device for maintaining order during the Real Madrid-Liverpool Champions League final makes the hotly debated in France and England.
This Friday, a first government investigation report on the incidents of May 28 at the Stade de France was submitted to Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne.
He concludes with a series of "failures" and deplores a police response to incidents that have caused "serious damage to the image of France".
The document highlights "highly publicized scenes of operations to restore order (...) which have raised questions from outside observers about our country's ability to deliver and succeed in major sporting events including we will soon have the responsibility, ”notes Matignon in a press release.
A series of recommendations
The report, requested from the Interministerial Delegate for Major Sporting Events (DIGES), formulates a series of recommendations presented under five headings, which cover "both the methods of preparing for this type of event, in particular by activating, if necessary, 'a national steering body, than those of their smooth running'.
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"Whether it concerns crowd movements or the vigilant prevention of acts of crime and attacks on property and persons, the prevention of these risks must be systematically coordinated", indicates Matignon.
“The systems put in place must be able to adapt to events in real time.
In this regard, the document proposes a series of operational recommendations.
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The document also underlines “the need to systematize the use of secure ticketing”.
