After riots by the fans - FC Hansa announces "considerable penalties"
The serious rioting by Hansa-Rostock fans at the second division match in Paderborn has triggered great horror and a debate about consequences for violent spectators. "The DFL and the DFB need to consider whether clubs with fans who are prone to such violence should be allowed into other stadiums at all," Paderborn's managing director Martin Hornberger told the TV channel Sky. And he added: "We will send the bill to Hansa Rostock. It's not our fault."
Hornberger put the damage at more than 100,000 euros because Rostock supporters caused brawls with several injuries, smashed drinks and snack stands, set off pyrotechnics and threw objects at police officers. The match had to be interrupted twice. "We had players who didn't want to leave because they were scared and felt very depressed," said the 62-year-old Hornberger.
FC Hansa is often accused of not taking decisive enough action against violent fans. However, Rostock's reactions at the weekend were very clear. In an initial statement, the club wrote that "FC Hansa Rostock created a shameful image in Paderborn ".
In an interview with Bild, CEO Robert Marien then followed up on Saturday. "I have apologized to Martin Hornberger on behalf of FC Hansa Rostock. We will do our part in dealing with the matter and, of course, in settling the damage," said the 42-year-old.
"I know from Martin Hornberger and the police that there is a lot of video footage. We will process this and then impose consequences from the club and there will certainly also be criminal proceedings," Marien continued. "It's not enough to apologize and distance ourselves, there will be severe penalties - period. There is no whitewashing or trivializing. There can be no soft punishments either, there will have to be clear consequences."
A 30-minute interruption at the home match against Schalke 04. A choreography at the home match against FC St. Pauli that was interpreted by Hansa fans as an allusion to the racist attacks in the Lichtenhagen district in 1992: In the past few weeks alone, there have been several massive incidents at second division matches involving Rostock.
"Each incident should be considered on its own merits, I don't want to mix these incidents with others where there were other triggers," said Marien. "The fact is that the external image and the events are now a complete disaster, there's no other way to describe it."
According to police reports, around 150 violent visiting fans left the standing area in Paderborn during the match and threw various objects at stewards and police officers. "A total of eight stewards and twelve police officers suffered injuries, one policewoman had to be treated for a cut in a Paderborn hospital," said the SCP and police statement.
Shortly before the end of the match, a Hansa fan climbed over a fence into the seating area and seriously injured a neutral spectator on the head. "The man had to be taken to hospital by ambulance," said the police and club.
North Rhine-Westphalia's Interior Minister Herbert Reul also joined the discussion at the weekend. "Destructive rage and attacks on security forces seem to be firmly anchored in some people's minds. And the fact that fans and emergency services were repeatedly injured in the process is unacceptable," the CDU politician told the German Press Agency. "The clubs have an obligation to protect peaceful soccer supporters from the violent chaos and to ensure that they are not allowed into the stadium in future. The police will evaluate this incident and consistently prosecute every criminal offense."
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Source: www.stern.de
