Newham Police have confirmed that a 25 year old West Ham fan was arrested for an alleged Nazi salute aimed at Tottenham fans during the Premier League match at the Boleyn Ground last month. Although the game largely saw a repeat of the ugly scenes which marred the earlier fixture between the sides at White Hart Lane on November 25 and fans were praised by Superindendent Craig Haslam, who said that the supporters of both clubs "worked well on the ground with the police officers involved and were patient and good natured," there were a few isolated incidents.
At around 8pm, eight people in the lower tier of the Sir Trevor Brooking stand were seen by officers to be taking part in anti-Semitic chanting aimed at the Spurs supporters and one of the group also aimed a Nazi salute towards the away fans. No arrests were made at the time but, according to the
East London Advertiser, investigations are ongoing with West Ham.
The incident which led to the arrest of a 25 year old man which a separate incident occurring at approximately 8.15pm where the supporter was arrested for a section five racially aggravated public order offence. He was removed from the ground and taken to an East London police station where he was bailed pending further inquiries.
West Ham of course said before the game that they would "pursue the harshest sanctions" against any supporter "found to have acted in an inappropriate manner," so hopefully, this won't be the last we hear of these incidents and banning orders will be implemented.
By Alex Shilling, News Editor
@alexshilling
No comments:
Post a Comment