A meeting is to be held at the justice ministry on Monday to discuss the latest episode of hooliganism which took place at the Apollo-Anorthosis basketball match over the weekend, while police announced two arrests.
Government Spokesman Constantinos Letymbiotis speaking on state broadcaster CyBC, said the meeting will examine measures and proposals to deal with violence in stadiums.
He called Sunday’s phenomena unacceptable and said an action plan will be drawn up to deal with the problem at its root. Sports should not endanger human lives or put police at risk, the spokesman stated.
“The minister of justice is expected to inform the President about the decisions that will be made and to complete this effort that has started,” Letymbiotis said, adding that and there may have been mistakes and omissions in the handling of the problem to date.
Police meanwhile announced the arrests of two 27-year-olds, one of whom was found in possession of a half-smoked cannabis cigarette.
In the incidents which happened on Sunday at the Tassos Papadopoulos stadium, fans threw stones, flares and Molotov cocktails injuring police, burned to the ground three prefab Cyprus Public Transport offices, and caused extensive damages to five police vehicles as well as other cars parked near the stadium.
The three injured officers were discharged after receiving first aid.
Police stopped two buses of Apollo fans and collected biometric data after obtaining written consent.
The 27-year-old found in possession of the half-smoked cannabis cigarette was accused in writing and released.
The other 27-year-old was arrested on the basis of a court warrant and taken into custody.
Nicosia police are continuing to search for other perpetrators.
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