The Deputy Minister of Sports, Yiannis Broutsissent a letter to the owners of OEM Panathinaikos, Dimitris Giannakopoulos, and Olympiacos, George and Panagiotis Angelopoulos, on the decision Postponement of the 3rd final of the Basketball Championship after yesterday’s chef events.
In his letter, Yiannis Broutsis notes that the state is determined and there will be no further tolerance for violence such as those noted in the SEF, and that in the event of a repetition of similar events, he will immediately interrupt the championship.
It even calls on the owners of the two OEMs to make a public commitment to a new start and put an end to toxicity, stressing that the state will not allow sport to be converted into a vehicle of division, polarization and organized violence. As for the meeting of the owners of the two OEMs and Mr Broutsis, it was scheduled for next Wednesday at 15:00.
Mr Broutsi’s letter to the owners of the two OEM reports:
“Following the postponement of the Panathinaikos-Olympiakos basketball match of June 4, due to the sad events that took place during the Olympic-Panathinaikos (June 1st) clash at the Peace and Friendship Stadium, I call on you at the Athletic Stadium.
The government must – and is determined – to preserve the smooth and safe conduct of sports events, the proper functioning of institutions, social cohesion and, above all, the safety of citizens.
Any form of urging, tolerance or concealment of violence, by public placements and by actions and omissions, is not accepted.
The repetition of such phenomena – independently of fault – will lead to the immediate interruption of the championship.
We are not going to allow the conversion of sport into a vehicle of division, polarization and organized violence.
It is the duty of all to contribute, immediately and in practice, to the restoration of the elementary athletic class and respect for rules and institutions.
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 4 at 15:00, at the Ministry of Education, Religions and Sports.
Its purpose is to put a definitive end to the capital of toxicity. In this context, you will be invited to post publicly and take responsibility, with responsibility, the commitment to a new start in Greek basketball, based on mutual respect, defined by the sporty spirit!
The state is determined. There will be no further toleranceยป.
The decision of the Deputy Minister of Sports to postpone the third final was taken, given:
a) The provisions of Laws 2725/1999 and 4326/2015, as amended and in force of Law 4049/2012, as applicable,
b) The document of the General Police Directorate of Attica, which is stated: what happened during the Olympic -Panathinaikos basketball match, yesterday Sunday, June 1st at the SEF. In the chronic rivalry of these groups to the pregnant dangers for public order and security and the socio -economic life of the wider region in the proposal of the Northeast Attica Police Directorate, which suggests the postponement of this race for the purposes of safeguarding and maintaining public order, of, within, except and around the sports facility,
c) The recommendation of DEAV, on the postponement of the Panathinaikos – Olympiacos race, to prevent severe disturbance of public order and security, which took into account the above (a) and (b), as well as the events that took place during the basketball match,
(i) from the match sheet of the meeting,
ii) the reports of the observers of ESAKE and DEAB,
(iii) its video struggle and related material from the media (forms and electronics), which clearly shows the risk of public ordering due to the climate of the climate created by the forthcoming, 3rd in a row of the final basketball of the final phase between the final phase between the final phase between the top 4. Olympic facilities (OAKA).