DEAB: Called Panathinaikos to apologize for the banner against the Parliament! – 2024-04-16 14:47:49

Panathinaikos is at risk of a heavy fine for the banner that was displayed in the closed Gate 13 due to punishment in the match against Lamia. The banner read “Put a lock on the Parliament, not on door 13” and DEAB called for an apology from the green PAE, because “the content of this banner is political in nature, because it concerns the leading democratic institution of the country (Parliament of the Hellenes), it is not abusive…”.

The DEAB announcement in detail:

“The Standing Committee Against Violence (SCC) announces the following: A. PAE PANATHINAIKOS is invited to a hearing, on Monday 22/04/2024 at 11:30 a.m., regarding the hanging, by its fans, of a banner at gate 13-14 which read “Lock Parliament, not door 13” which was taken down after two hours.

The content of this particular banner is political in nature, because it concerns the leading democratic institution of the country (Parliament of the Hellenes), and it is insulting, as it refers disparagingly to it as a pillar of the Hellenic Republic, equating it with Gate 13, of the fans of the so-called PAE, at the same time asking for the closure of the Parliament, implying that it is not performing its work properly.

It is noteworthy that the above-mentioned banner entered the sports facility apparently with the tolerance of the declared PAE, since the administrative sanction of banning the use of gate 13 by spectators had already been imposed, with the decision number 13/2024 of the DEAB.

Application of the provisions of article 14 of Law 5085/2024″.

The specific provision states:

“It is forbidden to hang banners or other inscriptions of a political, religious or ideological nature, with abusive, racist or sexist content in the sports facility. In case of violation of the first paragraph, which is established by the competent police authority, it is imposed by the D.E.A.B. a fine of twenty thousand euros (20,000) for each banner in the sports association, or in the Department of Paid Athletes (T.A.A.), or in the Anonymous Sports Company (A.A.E.), whose fans hung the banner. The relevant banners of the home team or the visiting team are delivered to the security officer of the first paragraph of par. 4. The responsibility for the delivery lies with the host or visiting company. or T.A.A., respectively. If the relevant banners are not delivered in accordance with the procedure of the second and third paragraphs, the sanctions of par. 2 of article 1 of Law 4326/2015 (A’ 121) will be imposed.