– I don’t think anything of this. On Sunday afternoon, the man was searched naked by the police in a toilet at the Fredrikstad stadium. The man in his 20s was suspected of wearing pyrotechnics. The man claims the police asked him to strip naked to be searched. Now he reports to the police. – I think quite seriously that supporters should not be treated like that. For my part, it’s a lot about how supporters are treated. That’s why I’m reviewing. The man from Kristiansand is said to have also been reported by the police for threatening security during the football match between Fredrikstad and Start. – I don’t understand the basis for being reported. I wasn’t wearing pyrotechnics and I didn’t resist the police either, so I don’t understand anything, says the man in his 20s. Football supporter visited naked during football match. The supporter reacts to the police’s use of force. The case is being assessed by police lawyers The police in Fredrikstad will not comment on the case, but confirm that police lawyers will now assess whether the police officer went too far in strip-searching the man. – Since this is being assessed by our lawyers and not all relevant background information has been collected about it, I cannot comment on it, says police station chief Ivar Prestbakken. He does not know how long their own lawyers will spend. – It takes the time it takes, says Prestbakken. The Norwegian Supporters’ Alliance reacts strongly to the police’s handling of the case. – It is totally unacceptable that Norwegian supporters are visited naked at football matches. There are good reasons to question the legality of this case, says spokesperson Ole Kristian Sandvik. Expect apology Fredrikstad’s supporters’ group Plankehaugen has sent its views to both the home team and the Norwegian Supporters’ Alliance. They distance themselves from the police’s handling. Fredrikstad Football Club has sent out a press release in which they apologize for the trouble and chaos during the match. – We take the incidents very seriously, and together with the police and IK Start will thoroughly review and evaluate the incidents, is one of the things in the message. Start supporters furious at the police after the end of the match in Fredrikstad. The supporter in question who was strip-searched is among them here. Photo: Rahand Bazaz / news On Twitter, a number of supporters are in harness for Fredrikstad’s handling of the situation. The Norwegian Supporter Alliance believes that all stones must be left unturned. – If I had been the organiser, I would have felt a great defeat if the police had strip-searched someone at my event. The Start supporter in his 20s has not heard from anyone in the Fredrikstad club since Sunday. – I expect someone to contact me and say sorry. There are several individual supporters in Plankehaugen who have apologized on behalf of the club. But it is. The general manager in Fredrikstad has not responded to news’s repeated inquiries.
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Football supporter reports to the police after a naked search at a football match – news Oslo and Viken – Local news, TV and radio
