Brest football fans complain at riot police
They sent a collective letter to the Belarusian Football Federation.
"Dynama" Brest
fans were outraged by the actions of the riot police during the quarter-final
games of the Cup of Belarus, which took place a month ago. "Dynama" players
lost to the team "SQUEACH" from Minsk then.
"At the entrance to the sector allocated for Brest fans, - stated in the complaint, - there was personal search,
moreover, most of the fans were forced to queue outside in the frost, and the
search procedure was humiliating".
The football fans also turn attention to the fact of prohibition of the banner
"Dynama Brest, from cradle to cemetery with the name that no one can take
away". Also, the riot policemen demanded that the fans should
take off the T-shirts with the signs in Belarusian "We are not
drunken "bulbashs", we are strong Belarusians!" and "Dynama
Brest - my dignity, my life, all that I love and proud of" with
no explanations.
"We hope that the reason for this prohibition was dark barbarism of
those riot policemen, and not pathological hatred to the mother tongue", -
stated in the letter.
The fans believe that the Belarusian Football Federation's service, the
so-called stewards, should grant security on the stands. The fans suggest that,
during the transitional stage, "These obligations should be put on the
subdivisions of the Interior Ministry which are not considered special".
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