Balla, meeting with the leaders of the State Police and the AFL / Orders for the match Albania-Czech Republic

2023-10-12 08:56:00, Politikë CNA

Balla, meeting with the leaders of the State Police and the AFL / Orders for the

When we are a few hours away from the football match between Albania and the Czech Republic, Interior Minister Taulant Balla held a meeting with the leaders of the Albanian Football Federation and senior leaders of the State Police.

The focus of the meeting was the measures for the success of the important match for the Albanian National Team. Balla requested that there be no tolerance that could harm the safety of the match.

"There are some problems that we have to share with the public, starting from the ticket check that will be done without entering the stadium, when the physical check is done and the check with equipment that verifies the validity of the ticket. The police have taken measures to fight falsifying tickets and anyone who tries will be prosecuted by the police and the prosecution. Starting from the match with Poland, the Federation has made decisions to prevent some people from entering the stadium, their identities are public. These examples will also be followed for the matches other sports in the country. From the AFL, we need people who have a court decision to be excluded from sports events.

Balla, meeting with the leaders of the State Police and the AFL / Orders for the

I want to be clear with sports fans and fans, cases of violence will not be tolerated and the measures will be drastic. We are studying for the Police to take back the security for the big matches, for their success in cooperation with the AFL. For all sports fans, I want to repeat the call not to try to enter with pyrotechnic items, which bring damage to the country's image. To increase vigilance before the match and during controls.

We will have a record number of police officers committed to public safety. I ask for the understanding of all the fans, citizens and those coming from outside Albania, such as Presheva, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, or the diaspora, to understand that the arrival at the stadium should not be at the last hour, but should be extended in the 3 hours preceding the event to make the appropriate verifications. I am very sure that it will go well", underlined the minister at the meeting.

The General Director of the State Police informed about the detailed measures, starting from the control of the interior of the stadium.

Balla, meeting with the leaders of the State Police and the AFL / Orders for the

The police will take control of the emergency doors.

The head of the AFL, Duka, said that neither the police nor the Federation can do it without the cooperation of those who will be in the stadium.

"I wish it to be a celebration with results", stressed the Duke, thanking Minister Balla and the Police leaders.

The minister said that even if there is a case, with flares in the stadium, the public must understand that the next match on November 20 will be played with half or no fans.

"Whoever wants to harm the Red National Team will be the one who comes with the flame, so we will be prepared to react strongly. We cannot damage the dream of going to the European Championship for the second time with malicious actions, because those actions are no longer fandom, but malicious actions", was the message of Minister Balla./ CNA

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