The meeting of representatives from the Government, NZS, and Olympic Committee of Slovenia (OKS): “We discussed what to do regarding additional education for sports professionals, parents, and others to make matches a sports celebration”
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Against the fan incident in the 21st round of the Prva Liga Telekom match between Mura and Maribor, after which several footballers and others were injured, representatives of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovenian Olympic Committee, and the Slovenian Football Association discussed additional measures in this area today. Minister of Internal Affairs Boštjan Poklukar announced plans to tighten legislation in this area, while Minister of Sport Matjaž Han also emphasized prevention and raising awareness among fans.
All present spoke about additional measures that could prevent such incidents, like the one that was the main reason for the interruption of the match in Murska Sobota, in the future. Poklukar emphasized that such incidents should not happen at our sporting events, as it is hooliganism that he strongly condemns. He has not yet received the report he requested from law enforcement. The work of security services at the mentioned match is also under scrutiny.
“We will tighten criminal legislation for hooligans who endanger people and property, the law on police operations, which will lead to a ban on entering stadiums even for those caught using pyrotechnics. Before that, experts in specific areas will also consider proposals and consequences,” announced Poklukar. He added that in the future, they will collaborate more with clubs, match organizers, and likely ensure more extensive video surveillance in the stands.
Han stated that they had already called a meeting with the Slovenian Olympic Committee and the Slovenian Football Association on Monday, a day after the incident. “We saw that we need to involve the Ministry of the Interior to tighten the legislation regulating this area. Sporting events are what unite us, so we must ensure that everyone, including families from the youngest to the oldest, feels safe. Therefore, we must also accept measures that could ban hooligans from entering events for life,” said the minister responsible for sports in Slovenia.
Franjo Bobinac described today’s meeting as a good and operational meeting. “We met and announced measures so that we could score a goal as soon as possible. We talked about what to do on the legislative side and also in additional education of sports workers, parents, and others, to make matches a sports celebration. Also, to prevent families, young people, and sponsors from withdrawing from sports events,” he said.
Radenko Mijatović highlighted that rivalry among fan groups of better teams and larger cities is happening throughout Europe and around the world. “But if we don’t take action in the face of incidents, this pattern can start repeating. Therefore, the rapid reaction of both ministries and the Slovenian Olympic Committee and Football Association was important because we want sports to take place in a fair competition for points. We need to stop such incidents and control them with long-term and meaningful measures,” explained the president of the country’s umbrella football organization.
This text was automatically translated using AI.
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