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Barbourfields chaos update : Highlanders charged
16 Aug 2016 at 23:19hrs | Views
Premier Soccer League has charged Highlanders for violence that erupted during the Sunday league match against Chicken Inn at Barbourfields Stadium.
PSL has indicated that the club will be charged in terms of Order 31.1.13 of the PSL Rules and Regulations.
Order 31.1.13 of the PSL rules and regulations states it is an offence for a club when, "Its supporters misbehave in any manner whatsoever, inside or outside a ground before, during or after a match, no matter on which ground the match is played. Without derogating from the generality of what constitutes misbehaviours on the part of supporters, the following are specifically declared to be acts of misbehaviour: 1. Invasion or attempted invasion of the field of play, save for reasons of crowd safety; 2. Causing the abandonment or attempting to cause the abandonment of a match; 3. Throwing or attempting to throw missiles, bottled and other objects, whether potentially harmful or dangerous or not, on to the pitch, or at any person; 5. Acts of violence or attempted acts of violence against anyone at the game; 8. Maliciously damaging or attempting to damage any property at the ground."
The onus is on the club to prove that the misbehaving spectators were not its supporters.
Order 31.1.15 states that it is an offence if the club "fails to protect match officials against acts, attempted acts of violence or any other form of abuse before, during or after the match."
Part of a statement from the PSL read:
The Premier Soccer League strongly condemns the violence and hooliganism that took place after the PSL match between Highlanders and Chicken Inn played at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday 14 August 2016.
Violence and hooliganism have not place in football. Football fans should enjoy the game in a peaceful environment.
Violence and hooliganism at football matches may fracture working relationships within and among football stakeholders.
Meanwhile the PSL has received match reports from both the referee and match commissioner. We will proceed and charge Highlanders FC for the behaviours of their fans. The club will be charged in terms of Order 31.1.13 of the PSL Rules and Regulations.
PSL has indicated that the club will be charged in terms of Order 31.1.13 of the PSL Rules and Regulations.
Order 31.1.13 of the PSL rules and regulations states it is an offence for a club when, "Its supporters misbehave in any manner whatsoever, inside or outside a ground before, during or after a match, no matter on which ground the match is played. Without derogating from the generality of what constitutes misbehaviours on the part of supporters, the following are specifically declared to be acts of misbehaviour: 1. Invasion or attempted invasion of the field of play, save for reasons of crowd safety; 2. Causing the abandonment or attempting to cause the abandonment of a match; 3. Throwing or attempting to throw missiles, bottled and other objects, whether potentially harmful or dangerous or not, on to the pitch, or at any person; 5. Acts of violence or attempted acts of violence against anyone at the game; 8. Maliciously damaging or attempting to damage any property at the ground."
The onus is on the club to prove that the misbehaving spectators were not its supporters.
Order 31.1.15 states that it is an offence if the club "fails to protect match officials against acts, attempted acts of violence or any other form of abuse before, during or after the match."
Part of a statement from the PSL read:
The Premier Soccer League strongly condemns the violence and hooliganism that took place after the PSL match between Highlanders and Chicken Inn played at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday 14 August 2016.
Violence and hooliganism have not place in football. Football fans should enjoy the game in a peaceful environment.
Violence and hooliganism at football matches may fracture working relationships within and among football stakeholders.
Meanwhile the PSL has received match reports from both the referee and match commissioner. We will proceed and charge Highlanders FC for the behaviours of their fans. The club will be charged in terms of Order 31.1.13 of the PSL Rules and Regulations.
Source - Byo24News
