Security ministry blames Buenos Aires for Independiente trouble | OneFootball

The Ministry of National Security, headed by Patricia Bullrich, held the province of Buenos Aires responsible for the incidents that took place on Wednesday between fans of Independiente and Universidad de Chile, in a match corresponding to the return of the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinals.

Through a statement, the Security Ministry clarified that “in the face of the violence unleashed by the visiting fans and the inaction of the authorities of the Province of Buenos Aires, immediate actions were taken and proceedings were initiated to sanction those responsible”.

Furthermore, it was stated that “the security operation is always jurisdictional and, in this case, was under the responsibility of the Province of Buenos Aires. The Buenos Aires Police and Aprevide conducted a device with serious failures: violent entry of the visiting bar, destruction, projectiles, deficiencies in the requisitions and ignoring Conmebol's recommendation to install containment nets. In addition, the Police received the order not to intervene from before the start of the match, which prolonged the uncontrolled violence and left a tragedy”.

On the other hand, it was emphasized that “this irresponsibility is aggravated when Governor Axel Kicillof and the president of the AFA jointly decide to carry out a propaganda and electoral action announcing the return of the visiting public in local football, with evident inability to act and lack of planning and necessary preventive measures”.

Finally, the Ministry of Security highlighted that “on the other hand, the federal forces acted in accordance with their responsibilities: the National Gendarmerie requisitioned the visiting bar's buses at the entrance to the country; the Tribuna Segura program controlled more than 25,000 attendees at the stadium, applying admissions and captures; and the entry of Juan 'El Gordo Juani' Lenzicki, head of Independiente's bar with a current restriction, was prevented”.

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