UDI Deputies Urge Indefinite Suspension of First Division National Championship Over Safety Concerns

2023-05-01 20:46:15

After the incidents that occurred during the university classic in Concepción, the UDI deputies that make up the Sports Commission of the Lower House requested to indefinitely suspend the First Division National Championship.

It’s regarding the deputies Marco Antonio Sulantay y Christopher Martinezwho they summoned the National Association of Professional Football (ANFP) to the suspension of football until the safety of spectators, players and workers is guaranteed.

In this regard, the union parliamentarians assured that the events that occurred in the Ester Roa Rebolledo Stadium, in the Bío Bío region, “they exceeded all limits” so, furthermore, a transversal commission should be promoted.

The foregoing, to resolve the issue of security in sports venues and, along these lines, they insisted that It is “essential” that the association paralyze said activity for a while.

In this sense, they argued that what happened “It is the corollary of violence in stadiums” y “denotes the lack of will that exists to solve this problem”highlighting that while these types of situations occur “The authorities in charge continue to blame each other”.

They ask to create an “advisory commission”

In addition to requesting the suspension of Chilean soccer, Sulantay and Martínez proposed that a collaborative instance to agree a series of measures “that allow us to eradicate, once and for all, all the violent and vandals who have kidnapped football”.

“Here it is not enough with the security that the sports clubs seek to implement, nor with the preventive controls that the police can carry out, but rather a much deeper solution is required”.

said solution It must include “the legislative world, the Government and also justice, because we have the obligation to expel these criminals from the stadiums for life”detailed the unionist parliamentarians.

Finally, They reiterated that “shock measures” are required to “resolutely confront those who have caused so much damage to football” and that the only way to give a concrete signal is suspend the championship indefinitely.

And that the ANFP “Recognize your responsibility in the matter and be open to applying all the measures that are necessary in order to return football to the true fans and families”stated Sulantay and Martínez.

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