The interior minister announced Monday that by the end of the year, the new regime will be approved that criminalizes the use of pyrotechnic devices, such as “very lights”, in sports contexts.
“By the end of the year, this regime [uso de explosivos e materiais perigosos] could be approved and it will be under this regime that we will once again criminalize the use of ‘very lights’,” José Luís Carneiro told journalists at the end of the military ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the GNR Coastal Control Unit.
The minister said that the criminalization of the use of pyrotechnics will be carried out under the version of the legal regulation for explosives and dangerous substances and recalled that the use of so-called ‘very lights’ was once considered a crime in Portugal, but “a recent decision of parliament has decriminalized the use of these mechanisms”.
“The government will again criminalize this mechanism,” he said, referring to “it is the result of a work done with the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and with the Secretary of State for Sport”.
José Luís Carneiro said this legislative initiative comes after the government approved a bill in the Council of Ministers last week that will regulate the activities of supporters and the way they organize in support of clubs.
“This is a dimension that is being worked on and will be presented to Parliament. It is the responsibility of the Minister of Chamber Affairs. [Ministério da Administração Interna] we have an issue related to the regime of pyrotechnic devices,” he said.
Asked about the police charge that took place on Saturday at Sporting’s stadium, the minister said there is no reason for the General Inspectorate of the Interior to open an investigation, citing the club’s decision that a ” cut’ with the fan club. Youth Leonina.
“It is not only on Saturday that incidents that we consider serious and regrettable have occurred, they have occurred regularly in sports competitions,” said José Luís Carneiro.
On Saturday, in the game between Sporting and Casa Pia (3-1), of the 10th round of the I Football League, the cheering teams against Sporting set off fireworks behind Adán’s goal in the first minutes of the game.
The behavior of these supporters led to a violent police action in that sector, with chairs being seen flying and some supporters arrested.
The minister also said that “many adepts anonymously use and use pyrotechnic devices because they hide behind their costumes to launch these devices. Since they are trying to mislead the authorities into using these devices, mechanisms must be found to stop these practices.” sanction,” he said. said.
An interior ministry source told Lusa that the new framework proposes a prison sentence of up to five years or a fine of up to 600 days for anyone who uses “explosives, objects or devices” defined in the same diploma, to do in “sports venues or when is traveled to or from them when performing a sports show”.
Prohibited articles are improvised explosive devices or “pyrotechnics”, including any device containing explosive substances or “an explosive mixture of substances designed to produce a heating, lighting, sound, gaseous or smoking effect, or a combination of these effects”, including the popular “very lights”.
Source: DN
