The German club Stuttgart denounced controls this Thursday “disproportionate and humanly degrading”, on the border with Serbia, towards his supporters who were going to Belgrade for a Champions League match against Red Star this Wednesday (5-1).
The club reports physical violence and violent attacks
On Wednesday, a group of 500 Stuttgart fans, who were traveling in ten buses, were stopped at the border with Serbia. According to the Serbian security services, “prohibited items” were discovered, which justified according to them “an intensification and strengthening of controls », Explained Stuttgart in a press release. “According to many Stuttgart fans, the checks carried out were disproportionate and humanely degrading. In addition, there were reports of physical violence against supporters.denounced the German club. The ten buses turned around after these checks.
Furthermore, the club reported “several violent attacks” against Stuttgart fans in central Belgrade on match day (Wednesday). “Such situations are unacceptable. We want to experience football in a free Europe. Instead, we are increasingly faced with disproportionate measures against supporters, pre-convictions, bullying and even, it seems, acts of violence and humiliation »regretted Alexander Wehrle, chairman of the board of the German club.
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Stuttgart reserves the right to formally lodge a protest with UEFA. According to the German vice-champion club, the European body has taken note of the facts and intends to carry out “his own investigation”.
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