The Start supporter was at a football match in Fredrikstad to watch his favorite team on a June day in 2023. During the match, there were confrontations between supporters and the police. Here, the police are standing in both uniform and plainclothes and follow the Start supporters during the match against Fredrikstad. Photo: Rahand Bazaz / news The 22-year-old was taken out of the supporters’ field by the police, who suspected that he was wearing pyrotechnics. He was taken to the bathroom together with a civilian police officer for a visitation. – When I entered the bathroom, I was asked to undress. I wanted to keep my pants on, he said of the incident last June. The Bureau of Police Affairs was contacted and has investigated whether it was right to ask Sem to take off his underpants. Here you can see parts of the incident inside the toilet: The police suspected possession of pyrotechnics and asked him to take off his trousers. The supporter reacts to the police’s use of force. Was never written in the log The Bureau of Police Affairs believes the police officer had good reason, as the task was to ensure safety in the supporter field at Fredrikstad Stadium. news has gained access to the decision that came to the Start supporter on Monday, a year and a half after the incident. The case has now been dismissed. It says that the incident was not recorded in the police log, either before or after he was asked to take off his underpants. According to the Bureau, this can be problematic for being able to investigate incidents afterwards, so-called lack of notoriety. Several supporters were detained by the police after the match at the Fredrikstad stadium in June 2023. Photo: Rahand Bazaz / news The 22-year-old found the naked search in a toilet uncomfortable and humiliating. The police also did not find pyrotechnics on him. The police officer has said that information that he was wearing pyrotechnics led them to take Sem to the toilet. The officer claims it took five seconds from the time the underpants were taken off until they were put back on. Elden: – Must have a very concrete suspicion that news has been in contact with the Bureau of Police Affairs. They do not want to answer questions related to this case. – The Bureau has no comments on the person’s comments on our case management, says chief executive Terje Nybøe, who has also signed the decision. In 2019, two policemen were reported for another strip search on Rosenborg supporters outside Aker Stadium in Molde. The Bureau and the Attorney General believed this was right to ensure peace and order. Attorney John Christian Elden. Photo: Marthe Synnøve Johannessen / news Lawyer John Christian Elden represented the Rosenborg supporters in 2019, and believes the police cannot use more force than necessary. – The police must have a very specific suspicion and the place they search must be suitable for finding fireworks. If not, it is in any case not legal, Elden said in June. No more questioned The incident in Fredrikstad last year was filmed by a person in one of the toilet stalls. This person has not been questioned by the Bureau because they believe the case is clear enough based on the video and the interviews with the officer and the supporter. – I think this is strange. They have only spoken to me and the police officer. No one else has been questioned or checked, says Sem. The Bureau of Police Affairs believes the police officer should have checked better whether anyone was in the toilet before the strip search. They still believe that this is not a big enough breach of duty or a criminal offence. Start supporters furious at the police after the end of the fight in Fredrikstad in June 2023. Photo: Rahand Bazaz / news – I won’t let it go The Bureau of Police Affairs has spent a year and a half to reach a result. The 22-year-old reacts to that. – It has been uncomfortable to have this hanging over them. It shouldn’t be like this at football matches that you suddenly get dressed naked, says Sem about the incident today. The Start supporter will appeal the case to the Attorney General. He still believes the police should not have so much power that they ask people to undress completely. – I don’t want to let it lie and will instead try to do something about it. I don’t have the greatest faith that they will change, but this is not good, says Sem to news. Are you thinking of something? Hi! Would you like to advise me on a possible case? Feel free to contact us by e-mail. Published 12/12/2024, at 13.27 Updated 12.12.2024, at 13.28
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