“The French should learn from Russia how to ensure law and order at sporting events” – Svishchev

Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports Dmitry Svishchev said that France needs to follow the example of Russia in matters of ensuring law and order at sporting events.

On Sunday in France, the national championship match between Marseille and Lyon was supposed to take place at the Marseille Vélodrome stadium.” Before the game, fans threw stones at a bus with Lyon players; the team’s head coach Fabio Grosso and his assistant were injured. The referees decided to cancel the match; a new date has not yet been determined.

— This is not the first time that similar situations have occurred in France that relate to sports within the country, but no conclusions have been drawn, things are still there. Indeed, the French should learn from Russia in matters of law and order.

We remember well 2002, when the national team (Russia) lost to Japan in the group stage match of the World Cup and what pogroms there were then. Our country made certain conclusions, after which no such serious incidents arose,” Svishchev told RT.

On Monday it became known that French police detained nine rioters. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said that five law enforcement officers were injured during the unrest.