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Serbian police red-flag president Tadic for drinking bubbly at football match

Sat, Oct 17 2009 16:50 CET

byClive Leviev-Sawyer

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Serbian police red-flag president Tadic for drinking bubbly at football match

Serbian president Boris Tadic.

Police in Serbia have asked prosecutors to pursue president Boris Tadic for violating the country’s laws against drinking at football matches, after he sipped champagne at a 2010 World Cup qualifier following his country’s 5-0 defeat of Romania.
 
Tadic will face a fine under Serbia’s Law on Prevention of Violence and Indecent Behavior at Sports Events, local media in Belgrade said.
 
Football association and government officials Tomislav Karadžić, Aleksandar Antić and Snežana Marković-Samardžić face the same charges.
 
Tadic said that, if found guilty, he would pay the fine, estimated at more than 700 euro.
 
Much like many other countries, football hooliganism is a serious problem in Serbia, and football fan clubs have been involved in serious episodes, including a September 2009 incident in which a visiting French fan died after a serious assault.
 
Threats of disruption by football supporters, reportedly linked to extremist right-wing groups, was a major factor in plans being abandoned the same month for a gay pride parade in Serbia.

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