🔵🔴 Barça condemn police brutality before Elche clash | OneFootball

FC Barcelona has issued a strongly worded official statement condemning the disturbances that took place around the Martínez Valero Stadium.

The Blaugrana club believes that the security forces used disproportionate force against its members and fans before the match against Elche.

Among the incidents highlighted, the club points to the arrest of a Barça supporter. According to the club’s official position, the procedure lacked the necessary consistency and appropriateness, describing the intervention as excessive. For this reason, the club has made itself available to support the affected fan and his family.

The board also once again openly criticized the confiscation of estelada flags from Barcelona supporters. Barça recalls that the estelada is a fully legal symbol and that displaying it is part of the legitimate right to freedom of expression, dissociating it from any form of incitement to violence.

Finally, FC Barcelona has demanded formal explanations from the relevant authorities about what happened. The club is not ruling out legal action to defend the rights and safety of its supporters at any stadium.

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