• Two administrative investigations had been opened against police officers from the Paris police headquarters after the incidents which marred the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid on May 28 at the Stade de France.

  • A policeman received a first group sanction, while the other administrative investigation was closed, indicates the Paris police headquarters at

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  • A Senate report presented in July had mentioned "a series of malfunctions" on the evening of the final.

A police officer was fined after the incidents that occurred on the evening of the Champions League final on May 28 at the Stade de France.

Police had used tear gas before the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, while supporters of the English club tried to enter the stadium.

The police officer received a sanction from the first group after the opening of an administrative investigation, indicates the Paris police headquarters to

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, that is to say that he received a reprimand or a warning or a temporary exclusion from his duties for a maximum of three days.

The warning and the temporary exclusion are noted in the files of the agents who receive them, then erased after three years if no new sanction has been pronounced during this period.

A second administrative investigation closed without further action

A journalist working for a Brazilian media had filmed before the match a police officer using tear gas against a Liverpool supporter.

He was trying to validate his ticket in a gate, without making any gesture towards the police.

A second administrative investigation was closed without further action, specifies the prefecture.

The police headquarters was not able to specify the motivations which led to the sanction and the classification without follow-up.



Gérald Darmanin had promised that sanctions should "be taken for those people who do not use tear gas in the right conditions".

Didier Lallement, who was at the time prefect of police of Paris, had recognized "two inappropriate gestures" on the part of the police, but had defended the management of the event by the police.

The kick-off of the match had to be delayed, after England fans were trapped outside the stadium.

Fans were also attacked after the match.

Gérald Darmanin and Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra quickly blamed British supporters, saying 30,000 to 40,000 fans showed up without a ticket.

An assertion that did not hold and which angered the side of Liverpool.

A Senate report presented in July referred to "a series of malfunctions" on the evening of the final.

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