Man detained in the case of aggression on some young people after the match U Cluj – CFR Cluj / Police insist that there are no indications that the facts were committed for ethnic reasons
A 38-year-old man from Cluj-Napoca was detained by police on Saturday, being suspected of throwing a bottle of a group of people, after the match between CFR Cluj and two young people then injured. The Cluj Police Inspectorate also states that, until now, the checks have not resulted in data or indications that lead to the conclusion that the facts were committed on ethnic or race grounds. In total, eight people are investigated in the file.
According to the County Police Inspectorate (IPJ) Cluj, quoted by News.ro, on March 31, the Cluj-Napoca Municipal Police was notified by two young people, aged 19, about the fact that, immediately after participating in the football party between CFR Cluj and the University of Cluj, while they were in the Central Park. They would have suffered lesions at the level of the face, being hit with a bottle by a person in that group.
“In this context, the management of the Cluj County Police Inspectorate ordered the performance with speed in relation to all the incidents registered following the football party. The case regarding the two 19-year-olds was taken over and instrumented by specialists from the Criminal Investigation Service, in collaboration with effective of the Police The Cluj-Napoca Court ”, IPJ Cluj said on Saturday.
Eight young people are researched
Following the investigation, information was resulted in which 7 persons were involved in committing the aggressions, between the ages of 25 and 35, as well as a 16 -year -old minor.
In the continuation of the research, on Saturday, the person who threw a bottle to a group of people was identified, being a 38-year-old man from Cluj-Napoca. Based on the evidence, he was detained for 24 hours.
At the same time, the police continue the investigations towards the other identified persons, following that depending on the participation and involvement of each in committing the facts, the legal measures that are required will be ordered.
“We mention that all the incidents reported are treated with utmost seriousness, in order to establish the truth and to take account of all the persons involved. So far, from the verifications carried out there have been no data or indications that lead to the conclusion that the facts would have been committed on reasons of ethnicity or race. Persons, and compared to the 38 years and for the crime of hitting or other violence ”, said IPJ Cluj.
The charges brought by Kelemen Hunor
At the end of the Monday match in Superliga between the University of Cluj and CFR Cluj, score 1-0, two 19-year-olds were assaulted. The leader of the UDMR, Kelemen Hunor, accused them of being hit for talking in Hungarian and demanding the sanction of the ultras.
“Unacceptable! Young Hungarians were beaten, Monday night in Cluj-Napoca, just because they were talking in Hungarian. I address the Minister of Interior and ask them firmly: give an example! Sangrate the ultras who assaulted young Hungarians,” Kelămen Hunor said on Wednesday.
“Many of them suffered serious injuries as a result of the attacks, being assaulted as they returned peacefully at home. I do not accept the argument that these are just isolated cases. No! As long as the Hungarians are attacked just because they are Hungarians, because they speak in Hungarian, our community is not safe. The state often closes the eyes.
The deputy of UDMR Botond Csoma spoke, in turn, about this topic, in the Romanian Parliament.
The police, however, said that they did not find indications that confirm that the aggression took place on ethnic or race grounds.
