Through a press release, Axel Kicillo He expressed his rejection of the acts of violence that occurred on Thursday night, within the framework of the match that was played in a stadium in La Plata between Gimnasia and Boca Juniors, for date 23 of the Professional Soccer League.
the ruledr from Buenos Aires described as “inadmissible” the acts of violence that occurred outside the stadium, after the doors of the sports arena were closed and some 10,000 fans were left outside. Also Axel Kicillo regretted that, in fact, a person lost his life.
“It is inadmissible that last night thousands of people from La Plata had to live what they lived and, even more, that the unfortunate fact that César Regueiro lost his life in the framework of the meeting took place”, expressed Axel Kicillo.
In this context, the governor ordered the dismissal of Juan Gorbarán, head of the security operation at the stadium, on which the governor remarked that the operation “was not capable of providing security to those who attended.”
“The governor instructed the Minister of Security so that the Head of the Operative is immediately removed and so that all the elements are made available to the prosecutor who is intervening. We are going to respect the actions of the Justice so that the responsibilities of the events that occurred are determined and we will be strict with the sanctions of those who have not fulfilled their duty, ”says the statement.
In the facts, a 57-year-old man died after suffering a cardiac arrest; In addition, eight people were injured. In this regard, the government said: “almost all the people who suffered injuries and received the assistance provided by the provincial health system have already been discharged.”
They also stressed that the authorities are in charge of investigating whether the people who were outside the stadium and against whom the operation began, were disturbed. It will also be analyzed whether or not there was an overselling of tickets.
The Buenos Aires Government will sanction those responsible
In addition to the dismissal announced by the governorthe Government of Buenos Aires reported that an investigation was launched to determine who was responsible for the act, “We are going to respect the actions of justice so that the responsibilities of the events that occurred are determined and we will be strict with the sanctions of those who have not fulfilled their have to”.
And they added: “We promised to transform the Provincial Police, to improve their working conditions, their equipment and their training to give them a higher degree of professionalism. We are on that path, of course, there is still a long way to go, but we are not going to allow the basic norms established for the performance of the security forces to be breached.”
