The departure of DIM and Atlético Nacional to the field, at the Atanasio Girardot stadium, was accompanied by an impressive display of gunpowder in the stands.
The amount, never seen before, even caused the game to be delayed 9 minutes, due to the amount of smoke that was generated, which made visibility on the stage impossible.
Questions immediately arose about how the admission was made, and, at a press conference, Mayor Fico Gutiérrez revealed the ‘secret’.
The mayor of Medellín, Federico Gutiérrez, presented to the public a series of compelling videos that show the violent way in which DIM and Atlético Nacional fans brought gunpowder into the Atanasio Girardot stadium.
The images, captured by the video surveillance system of the sports venue, show moments of high tension prior to the final of the BetPlay Cup, where groups of people violated security controls through the use of physical force.
According to the recordings revealed by the president, the logistics of introducing the pyrotechnic material were not limited to the entry of fans through the common doors.
Awesome! This is how they put the gunpowder into Atanasio: Fico revealed the critical situation prior to the BetPlay Cup final
In one of the most critical sequences, the entry of a private van into an exclusive parking lot at the stadium is observed, a vehicle that was used to transport and unload a significant amount of gunpowder, evading the protocols established for the sporting event.
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Given the seriousness of the events, Gutiérrez made an urgent call to citizens to collaborate with the identification of those responsible who appear in the videos.
The objective of the municipal administration is for these people to face legal proceedings for the attacks and the risk generated, ensuring that the recognition technology that the stadium has will be essential to identify each of those involved in these vandalism actions.
Finally, the president highlighted that the situation did not escalate into a major tragedy thanks to the timely intervention of the uniformed officers of the Dialogue and Maintenance of Order Unit (UNDMO).
Despite the aggressiveness shown by the barristas when violating the security rings, the police deployment managed to contain the excesses, avoiding direct confrontations within the stands that would have endangered the lives of thousands of attendees.
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