Leading ticket fraud expert criticizes French government’s “really disturbing” false claims about Champions League final, praises Liverpool fans for preventing disaster
- The Champions League final in Paris was overshadowed by multiple problems
- Video footage of fans crushed and assaulted by local youths has surfaced
- French authorities and UEFA continue to say that Liverpool fans were responsible
- A great banknote fraud expert has criticized the false narrative that is being spread
From Dominic King to the Daily Mail
Posted: 14:22, June 3, 2022 | Updated: 10:00 PM, June 3, 2022
A leading expert on ticket fraud has criticized the false narrative being pushed by the French government and praised Liverpool fans for avoiding a disaster.
Reg Walker is an independent security expert with over 30 years of experience working on major events.
He has seen extensive footage of Saturday’s Champions League final and is disgusted by some of the allegations made in France to blame.
Liverpool are furious that the reputation of their fans has been questioned and Sportsmail understands that the club is especially outraged by the claims that insisted on distributing paper tickets for the Stade De France match, it was never like that.
The issue of fake tickets creating chaos outside the stadium has grown in recent days, fueled by false claims by French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, but Walker has explained in great detail why the accusations are totally wrong.
More shocking images and stories of the conditions the fans were subjected to have emerged in the last 24 hours, including reports of attacks and selective assaults by local gangs in Saint-Denis, and Walker has made it clear that authorities Liverpool and club fans have failed.
A great expert on ticket fraud, Reg Walker, has criticized the false narrative that is being launched
Walker is upset by some of the claims made in France to spread the blame
The issue of counterfeit banknotes has been fueled by false claims by French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin (pictured right)
Walker said: “The point is this: the basics that led to this event seemed like there was no attention to the victims, no information gathered, no preparation for people presenting themselves with counterfeit tickets.
“The only people you can blame are the organizers of this event.
“I read a couple of articles online from senior officials in France saying that“ this has nothing to do with fake tickets; that was the lack of police and the wrong police units. ”But let’s dispel that myth about paper tickets and the guilt of Liverpool fans.
“Paper tickets on mobile tickets would not have made any difference in the events that took place. What we do need is honest, open and evidence-based research on what exactly happened, not the easy option. of “blaming sales.”
Numerous fans were trapped outside the Stade de France stadium despite having valid tickets
There was a delay before the start of the match to allow out-of-stadium fans to enter
“In this case, the sales are not to blame. It was an organization, infrastructure and people at a very high level who were broadcasting a lot of misleading information.
“There is no evidence to support that. And it’s disturbing when government ministers do it, it’s really disturbing.
Liverpool have been flooded with testimonials from fans since they set up a database on Monday, urging those who saw what happened outside the stadium before and after the match to get in touch as they gather. evidence for their own research.
One of the most terrifying incidents was how thousands of people were channeled into an area of an underpass that had been blocked by police vans, creating a bottleneck and a crush that could easily have ended up being a death.
Thousands of people were rushed to an area that had been blocked by police
Walker said: “One thing I can tell you from the extensive video I saw is that if Liverpool fans hadn’t been as calm and well-behaved as they were, you would have had people killed or seriously injured. There would have been stampede and crimes against public order ”.
“They would have fought the police and there is no evidence of that. It’s just the opposite. If they hadn’t behaved so well, especially in that underground passage, I think you would have seen a disaster.
Walker was outraged by the treatment of the French riot police and said: “You know very well that you will get victims of ticket fraud, regardless of the type of ticket, due to the demand to want to participate in this event.”
“None of the basic checks you do before these events seemed to have been done: so what they did was put a bunch of cops in their place. They put their riot shields on and if you stand in front, they hit you with their clubs.If that fails, they spend you.