Incident at the European Championship round of 16 - Stadium climber may have to pay deployment costs
The Dortmund stadium climber from Dortmund may have to pay for the police operation triggered by him. This is possible due to a fee regulation introduced by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia last summer. "The Dortmund police department is currently checking if costs can be calculated in this case," a spokesperson told the German Press Agency in response to an inquiry.
During the German Euro 2020 quarterfinals against Denmark (2:0) on a Saturday evening, a man from Osnabrück was spotted on the roof of the Dortmund stadium. The police monitored him until the end of the game, and a special intervention team eventually rescued the 21-year-old from the roof construction.
The police announced the following day that the young man "wanted to take photos, like at other locations in Germany," on the roof of the stadium. "At no point was there a danger to other people in the stadium. The Dortmund police currently exclude a political motivation," the investigators said. The events had no concrete impact on the course of the game or travel arrangements after the match.
The state of North Rhine-Westphalia introduced a fee regulation in August last year as part of the debate on costs for police interventions due to so-called climate protests. This regulation covers various scenarios, including "rescue or retrieval of persons, if the triggering danger was deliberately or grossly negligently caused by them." Fees are calculated based on time and effort, and they can reach up to 50,000 Euros.
- Despite the incident at the Dortmund stadium during the European Football Championship game against Denmark, where a man from Osnabrück climbed the stadium roof, the police operation did not significantly affect the match's course or subsequent travel arrangements.
- The German Press Agency reported that the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, where the Dortmund stadium is located, may charge fees for the police operation due to a regulation introduced last summer, covering scenarios where the triggering danger was deliberately or grossly negligently caused.
- The climber, a 21-year-old from Osnabrück, was rescued from the Dortmund stadium roof during Germany's quarterfinal game against Denmark in the European Football Championship, with no threat to other stadium attendees.
- The police in Dortmund are currently assessing potential costs for the operation, as the stadium climber's case falls under the new fee regulation by North Rhine-Westphalia, which includes rescue or retrieval fees for such incidents.
