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di-ve.com - Malta
12 August 2008
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Croatia: Police officer invest
Photos of the clashes between Croatian fans and local police during the UEFA Cup match between Birkirkara and Hajduk Split are surfacing on the net, eased by the electronic communication of the internet era.Some of the photos show the police attempting to bring the situation under control and trying to apprehend those persons who were causing the crowd trouble.
The incidents broke out after shortly after Hajduk’s second goal, when celebrating fans set fire to some plastic seats at the National Stadium in Ta’ Qali.
A police spokesman told www.di-ve.com that the Hajduk Split supporters were approached in exactly the same manner as local supporters are when acting illegally during a local football match.
The Hajduk Split supporters were first cautioned by three officers wearing a regular uniform, who were neither wearing a helmet, nor carrying batons or shields. However, as soon as one of the officers approached the Hajduk Split supporters, he was punched onto the ground.
The same officer was thrown down a flight of five steps and, once on the ground, was repeatedly kicked and punched by the Croatian supporters.
The police officers tried to diffuse any potential trouble by being proactive and by word of mouth without provoking or intimidating the Hajduk supporters, the spokesman said.
However, once the latter had clearly shown that they were intent on creating disturbances, the police officers could not remain passive to the blatant disregard to the rule of law and since lip service had not sufficed they had no other alternative than to use force to control the situation in order to maintain order, she added.
She also pointed that, according to the law, flares and other forms of fireworks are prohibited during football matches and the police officers thus had a duty to intervene with all the powers granted to them according to law, at least, to reduce the damage to private property and apprehend the culprits and bring them to court.
The police officers could not allow the fire to spread onto other parts of the enclosure where other Hajduk Split supporters were quietly watching the football match, she added.
According to the Police Code of Ethics, the amount of force which is permissible by the law varies according to the nature and gravity of the situation.
Where there is no other alternative other than the use of force, such force should be moderate and proportional to the circumstances of the particular case. Furthermore, the use of force should be considered as an exceptional measure and only the amount of force necessary to reach the legitimate scope should be used.
The Code of Ethics stresses that every pacific means should be used, and force – at the minimum levels possible – should only be used when there is no other remedy.
With reference to the incidents during the match between Birkirkara and Hajduk Split, the police spokesman told www.di-ve.com that a member of the force who had slightly over-reacted was being investigated and disciplinary action was expected to be taken against him.
This case was identified by other police officers present and was not reported by any of the Hajduk supporters.
A number of police officers as well as some supporters were injured in the incidents.
The investigations into the incidents had also let to the arrest and consequent arraignment of seven Hajduk supporters, who admitted to the charges brought against them and were sentenced to one year imprisonment suspended for three years.
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