Given this situation, the German runner-up has the right to present a formal protest to UEFA and stated that the organization is aware of what happened and will conduct “its own investigation”.
Stuttgart today denounced the “disproportionate and humanly degrading” border controls carried out on Wednesday on fans of the club who were travelling to Belgrade for the Champions League football match against Red Star.
On Wednesday, around 500 fans of the German club were detained at the border with Serbia. According to the Serbian security services, the arrests were for possession of “prohibited items”, which justified “the intensification and reinforcement of the controls”, explained the German club in a statement.
“According to several supporters of the club, the controls carried out were disproportionate and humanly degrading. There were also reports of physical violence against fans”, stated Stuttgart.
The chairman of the Stuttgart board, Alexander Wehrle, stated that this could not happen and that there was an increasing increase in violence against fans.
“These situations are unacceptable. We want to play football in a free Europe. Instead, we are increasingly confronted with disproportionate measures against fans, prior convictions, intimidation and even, it seems, acts of violence and humiliation,” lamented Alexander Wehrle.
In view of this situation, the German runner-up has the right to lodge a formal protest with UEFA and stated that the organisation is aware of what happened and will conduct “its own investigation”.
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