Two French police officers were referred to the country's police watchdog for excessive use of teargas outside the Stade de France on Saturday.
The French authorities and UEFA have been roundly panned for their handling of the Champions League final between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid. And political leaders in Paris have attempted to shift the blame onto English fans.
Despite the refusal of interior minister Gérald Darmanin and sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra to accept responsibility for the chaos outside the ground - which saw men, women and children tear gassed by police and robbed by local criminals - Mr Darmanin did concede on Wednesday that individual officers would be investigated.
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Speaking to the French Senate Committee, Mr Darmanin said there had been "a certain number of inappropriate and disproportionate gestures" by officers which had been "documented". He confirmed two officers used teargas in a way which breached rules and had been referred to the police watchdog. Mr Darmanin said he had asked for them to be "sanctioned".
Mr Darmanin claimed earlier this week the root cause of the chaos that ensued at the Stade de France on Saturday night was down to '30 to 40,000 fake tickets' apparently in circulation at the stadium. He later claimed that only 2,589 fakes had been scanned.
Former tennis player Ms Oudea-Castera also said: "The time we had to prepare for this final was short. We only knew the identity of the finalists on May 4, especially Liverpool with the very specific risk their fans present to us." Today, Ms Oudea-Castera's chief of staff, Philippe Mahé, quit just a week after taking up his post.
On Wednesday Mr Darmanin also claimed: "The problems only happened in front of the Liverpool turnstiles". That suggestion was immediately disputed by witnesses and the Spanish media and finally blown apart today in an official statement from Real Madrid.
The Spanish club demanded answers and said its fans had been "violently assaulted, harassed, and robbed" both inside and outside the stadium.
The ECHO has been inundated with accounts from fans who were tear-gassed and it is understood those caught up in the chaos included a Liverpool Crown Court judge and senior barristers. On Monday, the club invited supporters who had travelled to Paris for the game to register their experiences in writing along with photographs and video evidence.
After the game Liverpool Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram, who had his phone stolen outside the stadium, said in a statement: "The scenes outside the Stade De France are completely chaotic, with a total breakdown of control and communication outside the ground. All relevant authorities must be held accountable for this failure."
