After the serious incidents in the Madrid derby, in OKDIARIO we have been able to chat with Alfredo Perdiguero, sub-inspector of National Police and spokesperson for Police Union Alternative, to address the issue of the rain of lighters that he received Courtois by ultras of the Atlético de Madrid. Simeone and Koke justified the reaction of the violent, and the red and white club has only located one of the individuals so far. What happened, what measures should be taken and how can the problem be addressed?
A very serious issue that occurred in the Metropolitan with ultras throwing lighters at Courtois. «It has been 20 years since we have seen such violent images. With people so upset, people muffled, people masked and people with balaclavas. “You cannot allow there to be masked people in a football stadium and on top of that they are the ones who go down to talk to the captains or security,” he began by stating. Alfredo Perdiguero.
Alfredo Perdiguero He also believes that the Argentine coach must be sanctioned for his statements: “These messages justifying the violent cannot be allowed. And obviously, just as Atlético de Madrid must be sanctioned, Cholo Simeone must be sanctioned. A violent act cannot be encouraged, encouraged, supported or justified. But you cannot say that it is what the other did, that the other cannot do, that the other cannot justify when they say to him for a long time, as has been seen in all the images, “Courtois, die.” What happens if they tell you “Simeone, die.” You give them kisses and pat your ears. Obviously, the ones who have to put out the fire are them, the players and the coaches. And whoever adds fuel to the fire or encourages the violent or supports the violent, they are just as violent as the one who commits the violent act. Therefore, I say that it cannot be justified here. The same should be sanctioned against Atlético or the Fund or whoever corresponds. “This man must be punished because it is certainly unjustifiable to support ten or 100 who have been violent.”
«The colleagues who were outside the stadium saw how many parents with their children left in view of what was happening and in view of something they did not want to see. They are violent people. There are not only 3, 30 or 300. I don’t know the number, but all those who make up that group, who cover themselves, cover themselves and justify themselves among themselves,” assessed the sub-inspector of National Police.
Atlético de Madrid must take measures
«I don’t know if they are afraid, I don’t know if they are justifying it, I don’t know if they want support, I don’t know if they are subsidizing, I have no idea. But just like Real Madrid and Barcelona did. Like many other clubs in Spain. Remove their violent ones or recycle them into what they are now, younger hobbies and entertainers. I have no idea why Atlético de Madrid doesn’t do it. What’s more, when football ends, they go there to celebrate with that crowd, to celebrate the draw against Real Madrid. “I think it was not a normal gesture,” he said. Retriever in OKDIARIO.
Alfredo Perdiguero He also explained the police operation of the derby and what happened before and during the stoppage of the match: «The citizen security operation is set up outside the stadium. There were about 400 police officers including UIP, UPR, underground and security people. There were about 400 police officers in charge of that operation, ensuring that the entire Metropolitan area was calm. Inside the field, security is the responsibility of Atlético de Madrid. The security chief of the police force went to talk to those people and gave them ten minutes. He first sent to talk to the captains and the coach. He told them that if they did not talk to them in ten minutes and calm down, he would evacuate the stands and empty the stands. What problem was there? That it was too late. It was very late and there were children. “Evidently, it could create greater social alarm or greater damage than what was intended to be avoided.”
«What Atlético de Madrid has done, which is collaborating with the police, is not worth it. It cannot be that they identified only one when there were, as I counted, four masked people with their faces completely covered, one white and red, another a flag, another a balaclava and another with half his face covered. And that the rest of the fans were not able to tell him to get off or cover up or stop covering up. I will condemn all violent acts, wherever they come from. But of course Atlético is taking a long time to cut that link with those people, just like Real Madrid, its great rival, or Barcelona did,” he said. Retriever in OKDIARIO.
«They cannot allow us to give that image to Europe, not just to Spain, to Europe, of violent acts, Nazi banners, people masked on a soccer field. That is, we are not in a banana state, we are not in a banana country. It is a city, Madrid, that is at the head of many internationally and, yet, these violent acts are allowed to occur in football. Even one of those he kicked out had a knife. Well, these are things that we do not understand, that we do not understand and of course, from the police point of view, we are not going to allow it,” he said. Retriever to this newspaper.
Measures to take to stop violent acts
«I am clear that when you impose a financial fine, people get very angry. Therefore, that may be one way. Another way: a violent act, a racist act or a xenophobic act, so he has a year in prison, for example. He’s not going to go to jail, but he’s going to figure that out and if he reoffends again, he does go to jail. Make something documentary. That DNI or that card that can be made for everyone in which you have the entry or pass, and obviously it is personal, non-transferable, like the DNI and cannot be left with anyone. You now have three possible alternatives so that our legislators, these thinking heads who can think, even if they think sometimes, can do something, something good for society,” he concluded. Alfredo Perdiguero making clear the possible measures that can be taken against the violent so that acts like the one at the Metropolitano last Sunday never happen again.
