All the medias in France (TV, Radio and Newspapers) have covered in detail the problem of the Riots which occurred when PSG (the 2013 Football Champions of France) tried to parade their team among their supporters last Monday, 13 May 2013.
The facts are simple. Having obtained the permission to parade their team, true supporters were infiltrated by the unforseen presence of hooligans from Parisian suburbs. The police were incapable of controlling the vandals who set fire to parked cars, damaged shops and in fact rioted for the sheer thrill of creating a havoc.
The key question at the moment is to find out who is reponsible ?
The Interior Minister, Manuel Valls says he and the Police Force did all that could be expected. The Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoé said it was not his job to control what the police had to do. The head of the police force in Paris, Bernard Boucault, said the number of people taking part in the celebrations was much higher than expected. However, one already knew from experience that there is a lunatic fringe of PSG supporters which attends most of their matches.
President Hollande, who is already beleaguered by countless economic problems in France, must take action shortly. The general expectation is that Bernard Boucault, now aged 65, will carry the can and must be replaced.
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