Javier Alonso clarified that the police are in charge of safety outside the stadium, while the order inside is the responsibility of private security agencies
Buenos Aires Province Security Minister Javier Alonso accused the Thursday of delaying the suspension of the game between and, during which there were serious confrontations between the team fans, which ended with 19 injured, among them in serious condition, and more than 100 detainees. The return departure of the round of 16 of the era of the Libertadores de América Stadium in Avelleda, on the southern outskirts of Buenos Aires, and was canceled by acts of violence in the stands. “The police were clear and said the game should be suspended. There is a backward responsibility for Conmebol to suspend the game when it was clear that there was a very hostile attitude,” Alonso told the Portal Infobae.
The minister pointed out that “there are very clear conmebol protocols” for the organization of international games “and” none of these protocols has been fulfilled. “Javier Alonso clarified that the police are in charge of security outside the stadium, while the order inside is the responsibility of private security agencies.” Unlike other games, there was no cord of private security agents limiting the action of visitors, “we would never go. Act with rubber gases and bullets in a stands where there were families, women and children. Separating the violent from ordinary people was essential to avoid even greater tragedy, ”he said.
“If the game had been suspended in time, we would be able to evacuate the stadium without any of this had happened. What happened was a result of the lack of decision and the fault of private security,” he added. Conmebol stated on Thursday that it will act “firmly” against those responsible for the incidents that led to the cancellation of the match and asked the principal clubs to ensure the safety of the games.
*With information from Estadão Content
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