The police turn – repeals OH-flaggförbud

In connection with the herrallsvenska fotbollslagets meeting with Kalmar FF (1-2) on Saturday banned the police so-called overhead-flags (big flags, which are rolled out over the spectators in the stands), because of the risk of bengalbränning and masquerading under the flags.

But now the police have changed their decision.

"It came as much as a flash from a clear sky as the first decision made," says klubbchefen Henrik Lindgren to the Sundsvall Newspaper.

the Police first information aroused the anger of the club's supporterförening.

”We feel a strong concern for this ignorance and lack of knowledge in the subject matter”, wrote the Cartridges in a post on Instagram.

opened the Cartridges with ten minutes of silence, a protest against the ban.

In the stands unfurled the fans out several banners, one of them said, ”the Flags is not a crime, but supporters will be football gray”. And in the second half chanted parts of the public”, the Police, fotbollsmördare”.

On Wednesday night, had representatives from the club, and ink cartridge-president Emma Asp, a meeting with supporterpoliser in Sundsvall. A good meeting, " says Henrik Lindgren to the Sundsvall Newspaper.

– But at the same time, it is not supporterpoliserna that decides on the permits and they were almost as surprised as we are when the news came. They also regretted that there have not been any better dialogue, " he says to ST.

so the new announcement from tillståndsgruppen at the police region north. OH-the flags are once again allowed to this weekend's match against Falkenberg. But the permission will be given, match for match, type ST, and it is therefore unclear what the status is for the coming matches.

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