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The government announced the temporary suspension of the operation of fan clubs nationwide until July 31 as part of the measures against fan violence.
As announced by Deputy Minister of Sports L. Avgenakis, the Minister of State for Sports announced that one fan club will now operate per amateur club, PAE and KAE.
For each club branch at least 50 adults with a clean criminal record, permanent residents of the branch's area of operation, will be required.
For each club branch at least 50 adults with a clean criminal record will be required.
The license will be revoked and the Club or Branch will be sealed following a criminal prosecution of at least two individuals - Club or Branch members - for sports violence offenses, drug or weapons violations, and the crime of intentional homicide,
- The temporary suspension of Clubs, until 31 July, ensures a reasonable transitional period until Clubs and their Branches are allowed to be licensed again, in accordance with the new framework, which will move in the following directions:
- The amateur club, the PAE and the KAE may recognise up to ONE Supporters' Club, each.
- The address of the Club will now necessarily be the headquarters of the amateur club, the PAE or the CSD, where the Club is registered. Thus, a football club, club club or amateur club will be able to directly access and control the register and the actions of the members of the Club. At the same time, there is an obligation of the PAE / KAE / sports club to post on its website the details of the Fan Club and its Branches.
- In the case of inadequate supervision, with the recording of illegal incidents, administrative fines and penalties for holding matches without spectators will be imposed.
- In the case of inadequate supervision, with the recording of illegal incidents, administrative fines and penalties for holding matches without spectators will be imposed.
- In order to legally operate a Supporters' Club Branch anywhere, it is required that at least 50 adults, permanent residents of the Branch's area of operation, with a clean criminal record, be registered in the Club's Membership Register.
- The license to operate a Club or Branch is revoked if a criminal prosecution is brought against at least two persons - Club or Branch members, for offences of sports violence, drug or weapons offences and for the crime of intentional homicide.
The Ministry of Digital Governance is creating a digital platform, entitled "Digital Register of Fan Club Members", which will be updated every summer, under the responsibility of the Clubs' managers. Certified users of the Register are: the legal representatives of the Supporters' Clubs and those responsible for the operation of their Branches and the legal representatives of sports clubs, Departments of Amateur Athletes or Incorporated Sports Companies, who have given their consent to the recognition of the Club.
- Individual tickets may not be sold at the gates of stadiums where organized fans gather. The measure will take effect immediately, i.e. from the adoption of the law and includes the current season.
- PAEs, UCIs and amateur clubs will exclusively sell Season Tickets at the gates of organised fans and only their legal holders will be allowed entry.
- If, after random checks, an illegal presence of a fan in the stands is established, then staggered penalties of suspension of the gate, as well as administrative fines will be imposed.
"For this reason, within the week and before the provisions are passed in Parliament, we are planning further consultation with all stakeholders and the sports family. Our intention is to involve representatives from the whole spectrum of political, sporting, fan and academic life," Avgenakis said.
"Violence is not 'fan violence', it is endemic."
"Violence is not 'fan violence', it is endemic. It is about criminal groups, about gangs, stripped of content or specific cause, with a self-referential reason for existence, without any essential connection to the meaning of each team, flag, jersey," Avgenakis concluded.
Increased penalties and fines
The Justice Ministry is proposing a package of proposals that complement the existing legal framework and close all possible windows for fan violence and provide for the most severe and exemplary punishment for perpetrators, according to the minister in charge, Costas Tsiaras.
In particular, the proposed regulations: The penalties under Article 41F of the Sports Law are increased (possession of dangerous objects, assaults, threats, entering the playing fields in order to disrupt a sports event, racist manifestations, public incitement to offences of sports violence, etc.)
The above offences, where currently a prison sentence of up to 2 years is provided for, will be subject to a prison sentence of 6 months to 5 years.
Similarly, where currently a prison sentence of up to 1 year is provided for, a prison sentence of 3 months to 5 years will be provided for.
In serious cases of dangerous offenders, where currently a prison sentence of up to 3 years is provided for, a prison sentence of 2 to 5 years will be provided for.
For the offence of public incitement to fan hate crimes, in addition to a sentence of between 6 months and 5 years, a fine will be mandatory.
-A special criminal offence is introduced for those who, during sports matches, have their facial features covered in order to prevent their detection and recording by image recording devices.
With the introduction of the meritorious offence, a sentence of at least 6 months' imprisonment and a fine is provided for in particular.
-The suspension of execution of the sentence for crimes of fan violence is prohibited
More specifically:
The possibility of exceptional suspension of the sentence is abolished, which must be served immediately.
The regulation of the absolute prohibition of suspension and its immediate execution is extended in cases of conviction of a defendant for the offence of operating a club without a licence or after a breach of its sealing, or in cases of violation of an ancillary penalty of a ban on attending matches and appearing at the AT or of restrictive conditions imposed under a prosecutor's order or a court decision.
-Cases of fan violence are heard on a priority basis and the mandatory imposition of restrictive conditions is established in case of postponement of the hearing.
Thus, when the hearing of the case is postponed for any reason, mandatory restrictive conditions are imposed (e.g.
"Global scourge of hooliganism"
"We have to say some things and do what is necessary to prevent another Alkis victim of this absurdity," said Minister of Citizen Protection Takis Theodorikakos."
"We have to say some things and do what is necessary to prevent another Alkis victim of this absurdity," said Minister of Citizen Protection Takis Theodorikakos.
"Hooliganism is a global scourge," he said, stressing that "the time has come for each of us individually to kill the hydra of hooliganism."
No one has the right to be left out of the call against violence, he said, adding. The discovery of Alkis' killers became a moment of honour for the Greek police. Many police officers did not sleep and did not leave their shift until all those who are now in their hands were arrested.
A number of links were closed and 17 arrests were made. And the day before yesterday, the perpetrator of the attack on a 15-year-old footballer was arrested. We are continuing checks on organised supporters' associations and those that do not meet the requirements will be sealed.
At the same time he announced:
1) We are continuing checks on organised supporters' associations that are operating and those that do not meet the provisions of the law will be sealed. The National Police will be very strict in implementing the new legislation
2) The anonymous companies in the football and basketball sector have the responsibility to modernize and upgrade the camera system that monitors the fans' stands during games. And they will be audited for this. This method ensures the implementation of the measure of identifying the holder of each ticket and specific seat in the stadium.
3) We are implementing a training program for police personnel based on European standards for the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency, because minors are usually the victims of hooligan conversion. We have specialised teams with the participation of psychologists so that we can approach young people in the right way. In the same context, we are proceeding with training exchanges with officers from other countries, especially Great Britain.
4) We are upgrading the permanent supervision of measures to deal with fan violence with the daily involvement of a senior officer of the Hellenic Police Headquarters and in particular the Deputy Chief of the Hellenic Police Headquarters.
Source: in.gr
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