The fan riots at 1. FC Köln’s European Cup game at OGC Nice on September 8 now have criminal consequences. In the preliminary investigations pending at the Cologne Public Prosecutor’s Office, the police have executed arrest warrants issued by the Cologne District Court against those allegedly involved in the crime. This was announced by the Cologne police headquarters on Wednesday.
Accordingly, investigators have been searching apartments and houses in Cologne, Hürth, Pulheim and Bergisch Gladbach since the early hours of the morning with the support of the riot police. The public prosecutor’s office and the police intend to announce further details on the status of the investigation and the results of the operation at 2 p.m. at the Cologne police headquarters.
1. FC Köln has already been fined by UEFA for the fan riots. The Rhinelanders were fined 100,000 euros, and no tickets may be sold to FC fans in the next two away games in the Conference League. The firing of pyrotechnics, the throwing of objects and the unrest in the stands at the game in Nice were penalized.
