Police Scotland have responded to the Green Brigade’s statement following the ban imposed on the ultras group.
A statement from Celtic stated that the Green Brigade would be banned for six matches in relation to an incident that took place against Falkirk on Wednesday 29 October.
Despite the ban, the ultras group were in the ground against Kilmarnock after revealing that some supporters gave up their tickets to allow them to enter.
Following the incident, Police Scotland have now broken their silence.
Police Scotland rubbishes Green Brigade claims
David Kennedy, the general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, spoke to the Herald in which he refuted multiple claims made by the supporters’ group.
In his comments, he even claimed that some members on duty that night suffered injuries.
He said: “I believe you’ve got to show your ticket before you go into the area now. At the match in question, a steward asked a fan to show their ticket and the fan responded by throwing a cup of water in the steward’s face.
“At that point, the cops intervened. Then it all erupted. Other individuals piled in and started trying to pull the police officers back, started trying to get the boy who had thrown the cup of water back into the crowd so that he couldn’t be arrested. They succeeded in that.
“I’m still waiting to find out exactly what injuries were sustained, but I do know that a female police officer who was involved was left visibly shaken by what happened. I also know that physical injuries were sustained. Officers and stewards did suffer bruising as a result of the incident.
“Nothing was broken, but I do think it could have been a lot worse than it was given the numbers of fans who were involved. There clearly wasn’t enough police officers there to deal with what happened. I’m told it’s an area of the ground that’s not been policed particularly before.”
Police Scotland chief says it was ‘unacceptable’ behaviour
Kennedy then continued by adding that he expects the club to analyse the CCTV footage before deciding to take further action.
“It’s absolutely not acceptable. At the end of the day, the stewards and the cops are only there to maintain safety,” the chief said. “Even if having to show your ticket when you are moving about that area of the stadium wasn’t the agreed protocol, it isn’t acceptable to assault a steward.
“The cup of water has probably been thrown in anger by the fan. I don’t know why. As I say, the stewards and the cops are there for their safety. They’re not there for any other reason.
“I fully expect that police and club security staff will be examining the CCTV footage that was taken in an attempt to identify those who were involved in this incident. I’ve not seen it so I don’t know how good or bad it is, but they will be trying to identify who was responsible.”
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