This Wednesday, Lazio released in a statement the identification of three fans who “manifested forms of discrimination and anti-Semitism” in the game against Roma, last Sunday, for the Italian Championship. Those identified were expelled from the stadium, including the man who wore a shirt with the name “Hitlerson”.
“Thanks to the collaboration between Lazio, its security service, the commissioners and the police forces, also through the use of the surveillance cameras of the Olympic Stadium, the person wearing the shirt with the number 88 (abbreviation of “Heil Hitler”) bearing the inscription “HITLERSON” and two others who ostensibly made the Roman (Nazi) salute gesture,” the club wrote.
Anti-Semitism in the derby: those responsible identified, sanctions from Lazio
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In addition, Lazio announced that it will “strictly apply the Code of Ethics” and ban the three fans from Rome’s Stadio Olimpico for life. The club also stated that it will appear as a civil party in any claim for damages and criminal proceedings.
This is not the first time Lazio has been implicated in anti-Semitism. In 2017, the club’s fans displayed the image of Anne Frank, the young German Jew who died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, dressed in the Roma shirt.
After this Sunday’s classic, the president of the Roman Jewish community, Ruth Dureghello, shared photos and videos of prejudiced demonstrationsand declared: “How is it possible that everyone continues to act as if nothing is happening?”.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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