Croatian government strongly condemns fan violence, hooliganism that negate sport

Croatia's government on Tuesday condemned in the strongest terms the hooligan violence in Athens, which claimed the life of a 22-year-old Greek on Monday evening, and it extended condolences to the family of this victim.
 
Prime Minister Andrej Plnković phoned his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis to convey his condolences and condemn the violence.
 
Such behaviour of fans is an act of negating sport that is supposed to promote fair play, tolerance and respect for other players. Instead of having the first leg between the Greek and Croatian championship within UEFA Champions League qualifying phase, we saw shocking scenes in Athens where a part of those fans also did damage to the Croatian football.
 
The government expects the competent authorities to investigate all the circumstances of that tragic event and to bring to justice all those accountable for hooligan violence, deaths and injuries of supporters.
 
The embassy in Athens is in permanent touch with the Greek authorities in connection with the arrest and detention of about 80 Croatian citizens.
 
Text: Hina/MVEP

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