Croatian Police official: “We had informed EL.AS on time from 4/8!”

The issue remains the first issue today of the hooligans’ murderous attack of Dinamo Zagreb in New Philadelphia, with the deputy director general of the Croatian police explaining how the Croatian fans protested.

Specifically, Damir Baric stated that he and his colleagues from the Croatian police they had informed EL.AS. from Friday, August 4with accurate information about the trip that the hooligans were preparing for Athens and the area of ​​New Philadelphia.

“On 4 August, Croatian police informed their counterparts in Greece that between 100 and 200 Dinamo fans were expected to arrive. We have sent this information through the EUROPOL platformBarits initially told the television station Dnevnik Nova TV and confirmed that the Greek police were aware.

“On the same day, we also sent a notification to the countries on the transit route of our fans, such as Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia“, he added.

And he added, saying:The information was of high quality, accurate and timely. Based on this information, the work of the Montenegrin colleagues who located 21 vehicles, a total of 120 fans passing from Montenegro to Albania in the early hours between 3 and 6 am, is commendable.

There was no obstacle, the obstacle could be that someone did not have a valid travel document, that a warrant has been issued or that there is a court order preventing him from leaving the territory of the Republic of Croatia».

“Through operational work, we found that between 100 and 200 Dinamo fans are planning to travel to Athens without tickets. We delivered everything to our colleagues in Greece on time” he emphasized and when asked what went wrong, he replied:

“I cannot evaluate the work of the Greek police. Perhaps the fact that they fired seven police officers (including after the fact) speaks better.

The cooperation with the Greek police is good, we are in contact, at the moment a criminal investigation is being carried out for those arrested. The Croatian police have made themselves available for all those future actions in which we can help shed light on the incidentBarits concluded.