The investigating judge in Tunisia has ordered the detention of 31 Esperance fans pending an investigation into the unrest that took place in the team’s match against JS Kabylie in the second leg of the CAF Champions League quarter-final.
And on Saturday at the Hammadi Al-Akrabi stadium in Rades, Esperance played a draw with their guest J. S. Kabili from Algeria with a 1-1 score in a match that witnessed great violence between the public and security.
The start of the second half between the two teams was delayed by more than forty minutes due to a clash between Esperance fans and the security forces in charge of the match, and a fire broke out in one of the southern corners of the stadium. because of the throwing of fiery meteors, and the security forces in response used tear gas, causing chaos in the stands.
Video clips circulated on Facebook show a fan holding an electric saw in his hand.
After the match, 58 people were arrested by security forces and an investigating judge from the Ben Arus Provincial Court ruled that 31 were jailed pending investigation on several charges, including assaulting people, intentionally damaging public and private property, and assaulting a government official with extreme violence.
The rest of the detainees were released.
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, condemned “extremely unruly behavior” during the two halves of Taraji’s match against JS Kabylie in a statement on Monday, and CAF is expected to make decisions after an investigation into the events. what happened in the match.
Source: agencies
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