A club of supporters of FC Bruges, The Locals 78, seized the Council of State against the decision of the bourgmestre of Anderlecht Fabmpice Cumps to prohibit Brugeois supporters from going on May 18 in the Brussels commune for the next meeting between the two clubs, this time in the context of the penultimate day of the playoffs of the Belgian football championship.
According to the locals 78, the arrival of Brugeois supporters in Anderlecht can be done safely. “”The Combi system, which allows supporters to go to the stadium and come back by coach, works. Police from Bruges and the bourgmestre also believe in it“, Déclare Sam Vanhooren, Le Responsable du Plus Grand Groupe de Supporters of Blue and Black.
The supporters find the decision to refuse them to be disproportionate to the topper of May 18 and therefore decided to turn to the Council of State. “”This measure punishes bad people“This Sam Vanhooren.
“Police should know who she arrested. These are often people from our neighboring countries who only come here to sow mess. We also judge on the basis of short videos without any context“.
The bourgmestre of Anderlecht made the decision to prohibit the entry into the Lotto Park to Brugeois supporters following violence on the sidelines of the Belgian Cup final between FC Bruges and Anderlecht last Sunday at the King Baudouin stadium. Some 80 people were injured, including four police officers, in incidents before and after the match, while Brugeois hooligans attacked several shops in Molenbeek and attacked residents.
