3,000 members of the police mobilized, 17 metro stations closed from 10 p.m., the avenue des Champs-Elysées reserved for pedestrians: this is the device announced on Saturday by the Paris police prefect, Didier Lallement, and the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, for this Sunday evening, which will see each other in Lisbon (Portugal), in the final of the Champions League, Paris-Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich. Objective: to avoid, in the event of a victory for the Parisian club, the excesses observed Tuesday during the semi-final against RB Leipzig. The Champs-Elysées district had then been the scene of violence and theft on the sidelines of jubilant demonstrations – in which the barrier gestures against the Covid-19 had also fizzled out … In total, 36 people were arrested. According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, 26 of them were then presented to justice.
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“Prevention points”
In order to “Respect social distancing”, there will be from 9 p.m. “More traffic on the Champs, so that people can fill the space while respecting the rules”, said Didier Lallement. Two hours after the end of the match, gatherings will be prohibited and “The police and gendarmes will evacuate people”, said the Minister of the Interior. The mandatory perimeter of wearing a mask was extended by decree around the avenue and around the Parc des Princes, until Tuesday at 8 a.m. Of “Prevention points” will be put in place and 20,000 masks can be distributed. A “Systematic verbalization” will be applied in the event of non-compliance with the wearing of a mask, added the minister.
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A broadcast of the final is planned in the Parc des Princes, with two giant screens and a capacity limited to 5,000 people. “If all goes well, on Monday evening there will also be a gathering of supporters limited to 5,000” participants, also indicated Saturday the police chief. A “Framed celebration” for which pleaded the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, in an interview with Parisian Sunday : “We must trust, accept that the joy is there, that all those who are proud and happy can manifest it as peacefully as possible and with respect for barrier gestures.”
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