Olympic champion in speed skating and State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova spoke about the detention of fans after the Russian Premier League (RPL) match between CSKA and Zenit. Her words are quoted by “RB Sport”.
“There were the same incidents in the West, it came to us from there! We need a Fan ID so that there are no such incidents, ”the parliamentarian responded. She noted that the introduction of an identification system not only in Moscow, but also in the regions will soon be considered.
Zhurova also condemned CSKA fans who tried to hide their comrades-in-arms, who burned fires. She advised fans who used pyrotechnics to confess what they had done.
The incident took place on Sunday 28 November after the end of the match. At first, the police did not let the fans out of the A-podium of the VEB Arena stadium for about an hour, and then they detained the fans en masse. At the end of the match on this podium, the fans used pyrotechnics.
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