Football The particular defense with which the president of the Colombian Federation justified his attack on the police

The Colombian Football Federation has come to explain the reasons why the president of the organization Ramón Jesurún and his son Ramón Jamil Jesurún were arrested amid the incidents that occurred last Sunday during the Copa América final between Argentina and Colombia.

Both were arrested after being accused of acting aggressively against guards and police officers controlling access to the playground.

Both were released Monday evening, about 20 hours after their arrest. after paying $2,000 bail for the football boss and an additional $1,000 for his son .

Both face three counts of aggravated assault on a public official after being accused of fighting with several security officers inside the sports venue.

The situation arose when Jesurún and his son were trying to enter the playing field through a tunnel in which there were members of the accredited press. These “They got angry and started yelling at him. ” to one of the agents for delaying their access.

As the minutes passed, the verbal exchange became physical, so the guard stood in front of them with his hands open, pushing Ramón’s chest to make them back up. At that point, his father stepped forward and confronted the officer, pushing him, the report said. .

Later, the Colombian Federation pointed out that Jesurún, his wife, his son and his grandchildren were part of the delegation invited to enter the playing field for the celebrations after the match and that the stadium security officers “prevented rapid and direct access to the grass, although it had been duly identified “.

After the hearing that determined his release, the helmsman spoke to the media, where he justified his actions.My comment is very clear, this title for me indicates full access and one of these security guards who want to be important ignored it, I insisted that I could enter and he pushed me ” he began to tell.

He also focused on attacks on minors.A ridiculous riot broke out in which children were crushed, investigate the fact that because of this man children were crushed… I did not hit anyone, I defended myself, watch the video, but look, we had access ” he noted.

Finally, he stressed that the mess was “very unfair, I think from what little I’ve heard they’ve distorted the story because it’s not, at the end of the day we’re human, it can happen to anyone and we’ll express ourselves officially.

Records stopped everything. Beyond the jumps over the bars, one of the most striking photographs is the one showing a group trying to enter the stadium through the ventilation tubes. The lack of control was such that at 8:20 p.m. it was decided to definitively open the doors of the Hard Rock Stadium. Despite attempts to prevent it, the organization decided to give up before escaping the controls. .

Even the players’ families were not spared from the violence. “Alexis had to leave to let us in because he was worried. I thought the game was not going to be played. If the players were worried about resolving this issue, it was unlikely that a game would take place. What happened was inhuman. We’re fine, Alexis was still calling us, but he said he was going to stay at the door until we got in. We leave him alone so he can play ” said Silvina Riela, mother of trans-Andean midfielder Mac Allister.