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Violence on the sidelines of the Belgian Cup: Unia will open a file for potential racism after the violence in Brussels

Violence on the sidelines of the Belgian Cup: Unia will open a file for potential racism after the violence in Brussels
Violence on the sidelines of the Belgian Cup: Unia will open a file for potential racism after the violence in Brussels

At this stage, Unia has not received any reports from victims. The organization will therefore contact the prosecution and the police, which conduct the investigation. “These are steps to bring together a series of information and assess whether there is a discriminatory mobile behind this violence. What is difficult to conclude on the basis of videos alone,” said Anne Salmon, spokesperson for the center. “If we have evidence of the racist mobile of these attacks, we can then declare ourselves injured, propose our aid to accompany the victims and potentially constitute a civil party if there were a .”

Ahmed Laaouej accuses the police of Flanders of not having acted to prevent violence: “These people should never have arrived in Brussels”

Anyway, Unia firmly condemned the clashes that on .

The Bruges club condemns violence

The Bruges club has also condemned the violence that involved Brugeois supporters. “The Bruges club will cooperate with the police to the people involved. Football must in no case be a coverage for violence,” he said.

The mayor of the different affected municipalities also condemned the facts, while highlighting their racist character.

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