the first conclusions of the senators delivered this Thursday

Nearly three weeks after the incidents at the Stade de France, a senatorial delegation will travel this Thursday to Saint-Denis where it will present to the press its first conclusions on this sensitive file.

After the scenes of chaos on May 28 on the sidelines of the Champions League final at the Stade de France, the presidents of the Senate’s Culture and Laws Committees, Laurent Lafon (centrist) and François-Noël Buffet (LR), have launched on June 1 a series of hearings, starting with that of the Ministers of the Interior Gérald Darmanin and Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castéra.

Visit of the security PC

They will hear this Thursday morning the interministerial delegate for the Olympic Games and major events, Michel Cadot, who pointed out in a report submitted last Friday to Elisabeth Borne the dysfunctions within the police force as well as among the organizers. In the afternoon, a delegation of members of the two commissions will travel to Saint-Denis to discuss with the leaders of the Stade de France consortium and visit the security headquarters and the video projection installations.

Filter point analysis

After an initial controversy over the number of counterfeit banknotes, the revelation last week that not all CCTV footage had been retained sparked anger and misunderstanding among the opposition.

The senators “will then analyze the route leading spectators from the exits of RER B and D to the stadium enclosure in order to take stock of the problems encountered at the filtering points”, specified the Senate.

On Tuesday, an SNCF official said during her hearing before the senators that the transport company had not been alerted to the congestion caused at the gates of the Stadium by the large influx of supporters from the RER D. outcome of this visit, MM. Buffet and Lafon will present to the press “their first conclusions on the events of May 28”, within the very enclosure of the Stade de France.

Fan hearing next week

First mentioned also for this Thursday, the hearing of the supporters of the two clubs, which was requested by the organization Football Supporters Europe (FSE), a European network of supporters, was ultimately not confirmed. It could take place next week, according to a representative of the supporters.

The PS group in the Senate, chaired by former Sports Minister Patrick Kanner, deemed Wednesday “essential to hear the testimonies of representatives of Liverpool club supporters, but also those of Real Madrid”. “Many supporters have been victims of acts of delinquency” near the stadium, they “must be able to give their version of the facts”, believe the PS senators.

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