The Hamburg state board of the German Police Union (DPolG) is demanding that the professional football clubs Hamburger SV and FC St. Pauli contribute financially to the costs of high-security games.
“I urge the Hamburg Senate and especially Interior and Sports Senator Andy Grote (SPD) to finally follow the Bremen example and create a Hamburg fee schedule for commercial high-risk events,” said Thomas Jungfer, state chairman of the DPolG Hamburg, on Wednesday . “It is incomprehensible and inconceivable that the clubs shirk their financial responsibility and leave the necessary security costs to the state and thus to the taxpayer.”
1,450 officials at the Derby – criticism of the deployment continues
According to the police, more than 1,450 officers from different federal states were on duty at last Friday’s city derby between St. Pauli and HSV (3-0).
However, there has been great criticism of the way in which this was carried out. Among other things, an Internet video shows how a St. Pauli fan who was lying on the ground near the Millerntor Stadium was beaten by a police officer. A complaint was filed against the officer and criminal proceedings were initiated. “The Executive Committee of FC St. Pauli is appalled and shocked by the incidents and is demanding consequences,” said FC St. Pauli in a recent statement.
DFL forwards invoices to Werder
In March 2019, the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig decided that the federal states could generally charge the German Football League (DFL) for the additional police costs for high-security games. Bremen has already sent notifications of fees to the DFL. This forwarded the invoices to Werder Bremen. In March of this year, the DFL filed a constitutional complaint in order not to have to bear the costs, but this should have little chance of success.
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sports club | 16.10.2022 | 10:50 p.m
