Undercover cops with the power to ban hooligans even before they appear in court is just weapon being mooted to prevent violence at Cyprus football grounds when the new season starts in two weeks
Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou met Deputy Police Chief Andreas Kyriakou yesterday in what he called a race against time to get their plans in place.
“The league championship has not even started and we have already witnessed ugly scenes at friendly football games”, said Nicolaou yesterday. “We are just two weeks from the new football season and our concerns remain because the problem is still very serious.”
Special software will also be used to identify offenders at matches, he said
Cyprus Weekly