A figure from OM victim of police violence in Madrid

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By: Manu Tournoux

There were 4,000. 4,000 OM supporters in Madrid on Tuesday to attend the Santiago-Bernabeu stands new on the return of the Phocaean team in the Champions League. The pre-match thus gave rise to the traditional procession between the rallying point of fans and the theater of the meeting. Under close surveillance of the police.

If no notable overflow has been deplored with regard to visitors, the Madrid authorities, scalded by Sunday incidents and the disturbed outcome of the Vuelta in the streets of the Spanish capital, sometimes had a heavy hand. As in 2003 with the sad precedent of the Santos Mirasierra affair.

This time, it was the Marseille influencer Bengous who had to pay from his person. While the interested party was facing a cord of police officers with batons, several strokes were worn without warning. A maneuver of violent dispersion that the troublemaker of social networks, in no way aggressive, did not understand.

“It's shameful”

“” Going to the stadium, I wanted to make the procession with my club, the supporters, the family and I was taken to task by police officers who tapped without knowing why or howBengous breath with maritima media. I do not understand at all why a reaction such as that of the police officers of the Guardia Civile. I do not know how we can explain it … Tap people for free … especially since there were in the procession of children, women, fathers of family.
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And to add: ” When I see the behavior of certain police officers with their horses – I don't know if it was the arrival of the quinté – and their 50 -meter batons type people … I didn't ask for anything! (…) I was there at the wrong time, simply in the wrong place. Making the procession with the supporters is part of the game, but after being rushed like that, taking my battle strokes in my back, it's still quite shameful. »»