2023-04-18 09:23:59
FC Carl Zeiss Jena is dreaming of promotion to the third division following beating SV Lichtenberg. Around 150 fans missed the game because they were apparently violently detained by the police in Berlin.
The two dream goals in the 2-0 win in Lichtenberg were only seen by some of the Carl Zeiss Jena supporters who traveled with them in the summary on “Sport im Osten”. 145 fans of the regional football league missed the away game because they were arrested and checked by the police at the train station in Berlin. The officials are said to have acted extremely violently.
Fanhilfe speaks of “police excess of violence”
The allegations weigh heavily: fans of FC Carl Zeiss Jena fans are said to have been attacked by police officers at the main train station in Berlin on Saturday. The operation lasted three hours. The Blue-Yellow-White Aid, which supports Jena fans and made the allegations public, explained that on the way to the away game there was an incident involving brutal police violence and several injuries in Berlin. According to this, officers would have formed a trellis to the exit of the stairs and attacked groups with punches, kicks and striking tools for no apparent reason. Two fans had to be treated in the hospital. The Fanhilfe spoke of a police excess of violence.
Merchandise stolen during a stopover?
The trigger for the deployment was an incident during a stopover in Naumburg. As the press office of the Berlin Federal Police confirmed to MDR, around 15 to 20 masked Jena supporters are said to have attacked a small group of football fans from a Saxon club and stolen their fan articles. A 17-year-old was hit several times in the face, the police said. As a result, there was an identity check at the main train station in Berlin. Because some Jena fans immediately behaved aggressively verbally, the police operation went the way you wouldn’t want it to, according to the police.
Those responsible at Carl Zeiss Jena did not notice anything on the day of the match, but evaluated the events on Monday (April 17, 2023) with representatives of the fan project who were sitting on the train. “It was important to us to have a comprehensive picture,” said managing director Chris Förster to “Sport in the East”. After everything he had heard, he doubted the proportionality of the operation in Berlin. “The incidents in Naumburg do not justify the brutal use of the police,” said Förster.
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