After violent incidents, 67 fans are detained in Morocco

A source from the security field to AFP revealed that Moroccan police are holding 67 people in custody, 17 of them minors, a day after the violent incidents between fans in Rabat.

These fans “were arrested for alleged involvement in acts of violence, possession of knives, drunkenness, stoning causing material damage and burning a vehicle,” according to the Directorate-General for National Security (DGSN).

At the end of a Throne Cup match played in the capital, fans of AS FAR, a Moroccan armed forces club based in Rabat, who were eliminated 2-0, invaded the pitch to fight with the Maghreb de Fes (MAS) supporters, according to information from the local media.

The forces of order, attacked by the projectiles, had to intervene to stop the violence. Police arrested 160 people on Sunday, including 90 minors.

On the other hand, the disciplinary commission of the Moroccan Football Federation, meeting this Monday, decided that all AS FAR home games will be played behind closed doors for the remainder of the season, without their fans being able to travel to watch the matches. in other stadiums.

It also imposed a fine of 120,000 dirhams (more than R$62 million) on the army team, which must also bear the costs of material damage. The Fes team was also punished with two games without an audience and the same fine.

For years, Moroccan stadiums have been the scene of violence between fans, with frequent fights between the “ultras” of the two great Casablanca clubs, Wydad and Raja, also outside the stadiums.

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After the death of two fans in early 2016, the authorities disbanded groups of organized supporters to combat ‘hooliganism’, even preventing the display of any symbol (in banners and flags) in stadiums.

However, the authorities authorized the return of the ultras to the stadiums in March 2018.