Croatians deported after admitting Ta'Qali incidents
Seven Croatian football supporters this morning pleaded guilty to causing incidents at Ta'Qali during a football match and were handed a one-year jail term suspended for three years.
The Croatians were accused in court of assaulting and threatening the police, disobeying police orders and slightly injuring a number of officers including Assistant Commissioner Josie Brincat and Police Inspector Mario Tonna.
Magistrate Antonio Mizzi ordered the immediate deportation of six of them. The seventh cannot be deported since he also holds Austrian citizenship, and Austria is a member of the EU.
The incidents happened during the UEFA Cup clash between Hajduk Spin and Birkirkara, which the visitors won 3-0. The police intervened when the Croatians lit a flare and some seats caught fire.
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tomo jelavic
Aug 5th 2008, 13:31
MUS(t be a)CAT
first of all- I hope we will never be a member of EU.75% croats don't want EU but 100% croatian politicians want EU so don't talk about something you dont know a thing.
secondly-is it something wrong with barely wait another game on malta or am i wrote something outrage like idiot.yes probably i did???? or you did that-MUSCAT we Croatian people call that HYPOCRISY.
3.-MUSCAT-were you present the match? if you are ,than you probably heard TORCIDA how thay were yelling TO THEMSELVES DALMACIJA DALMACIJA V*****ULO or i am wrong and somebody else yelled that.
so for you all MALTA MORALISTS -first you clean your own courtyard than after that ,you can clean ours.
4.and to submit your's hypocrisy -for you malta people bus driver is dishonourable job.for us that is honourable job like every job.we are happy when we have a job.you people talk about yourselfs.
and you hypocrites -on empty stadium you put enormous price for ticket because you knew that we don't have a choice
I dont blame your police thay did a great job,but police in every country is the same so dont talk me about police.
A J Muscat
Aug 3rd 2008, 13:08
To the Croat (or whatever) commentators on this article: Our police force does it job, and it does it well - perhaps that is why we have been in the EU for some years now and you people are still begging them to let you in. As to the idiot who said that he cannot wait for another match against Malta please go ahead and give us another display of Croat culture at its best - we have a nice cell ready for the likes of you... that is probably the closest you will ever get to being in the EU, albeit in a cell! Pathetic...
c.borg
Aug 3rd 2008, 11:14
oh stop complaining, go to any maltese football match between rivals and you'll get almost the same result.. I'm sorry, get off your high horses and acting as though you never do anything like this
A Gambin
Aug 3rd 2008, 05:01
Not to defend the Croats but i think that you are all farfethching it...first of all how many of you where present at the match?? i was there and no seat was broken...there were no damages...the Torcida ultras lit some flares and the police were immediately on them....i personally dont think it was the best idea to do.
The best thing should have been that the police should have stopped those with the flares but not charge in....then as usual the UEFA files in a fine which is payed by the Croatian club.
Stanley Cassar Darien
Aug 3rd 2008, 00:43
Very classy, we are looking for bus drivers if you guys ever need a job.
tomo jelavic
Aug 2nd 2008, 01:44
I can barely wait another game on malta.
proud to be croat
everybody dies HAJDUK LIVES FOREVER
the oldest fans in europe TORCIDA-28.10.1950
JA TE VOLIM HAJDUČEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
L Galea
Aug 1st 2008, 23:32
@ivica turbich
you should be ashamed trying to defend the illegalities made by your countrymen.
Try doing that in the USA where American police shoot first and ask questions later.
The authorities should ban all croatian supporters and not allow the selling of any tickets to your countrymen until they learn to behave like civilized people.
valerie scicluna
Aug 1st 2008, 20:47
flares may be 'usual' but flying seats are not. and you got it wrong it's not the police who are 'pussyz' it's the courts.
Noel Aquilina
Aug 1st 2008, 20:45
@ Mr. Turbich,
Your comments show the educational level of some Croatians if you are one of them. Keep on critising our Police Force, infact with such a rowdy croud, flare or not flares, uncivilised people should be simply banned. If you want to damage others' property GO BACK HOME No one asked your presence here. Yes UEFA should issue a serious, exemplary ban against such attitude which has nothing to do with sports.
Yes people believe that this behaviour is cool!!?? some like you do most probably. To show your fervent support, do you have a Croatian's team tattooed somewhere on your body by any chance?? If yes well done, next time show it in public and light a flare so all of us notice it !!!!
ivica turbich
Aug 1st 2008, 19:22
i dont know why la'valleta police pussyz attack my friends on footbal match....because of one flare?!?!?.....if supporter burn a flare,then UEFA punish football team cuz of that flare....flares are usual in croatian football league,italian serie A,spanish primera,.....your police pussyz make thing worst,nothin else
Joe Tabone-Adami
Aug 1st 2008, 15:33
I would certainly not have minded were an amount of the taxes I pay to be spent on quartering and feeding the seven guilty Croats in prison (in Malta) for a couple of months. That, unfortunately will not happen - because six were immediately sent back home and. with regard to the seventh, we have to beg Austria for prior permission to proceed against him. Who was it that said "...... then the law is an ass"
Noel Aquilina
Aug 1st 2008, 12:59
This is the second time already. If I were the MFA, for any future games against this nation, issue a total ban of their supporters (sic!) glorified and proud hooligans! from entering our National Stadium.....but for the sake of tourism numbers we don't have the guts to take action, as usual on various issues!
The Croatian federation might be generous enough to offer a contribution to pay the extra expenses for deploying SAG in a (summer) football game!!
Mark Spiteri
Aug 1st 2008, 12:32
Is this a Joke!!!!!!
What about the damage ?
Who is going to pay ?
So these hooligans,come over (again),burn seats up and are sent home the next day !!
I remember UEFA also punished The Malta FA for the fiasco the Croatians did.
Let us see what the UEFA delegate reports this time.
Imagine Maltese fans doing the same in a foriegn country.
E. Azzopardi
Aug 1st 2008, 12:19
Sorry, but weren't they going back home anyway??
valerie scicluna
Aug 1st 2008, 12:12
They have been deported back to Croatia! were they thinking of settling here then and the judge frustrated their plans? of course not. they just came to watch the match and do some damage. their intentions were to go back home after the match! were they at least made to pay for the damage? I very much doubt it. I bet they'll be laughing all the way to Croatia! the seventh one cannot be deported because he's a member of the EU. where is he now? Don't tell me he's down on the beach sucking a beer?! what was that about a certain island in the med competing with disneyland?!
Anthony Baldacchino
Aug 1st 2008, 12:10
One way or the other, the Maltese always take a beating
Joseph V Borg
Aug 1st 2008, 12:08
They deserved to go to prison. This is the second time around in a relatively short time for Croat supporters to behave as such. Prison would have served as a deterrent for future recurrences.
JVB
Carmel Xerri
Aug 1st 2008, 11:58
They should have been sent to prison, even for a week, and ordered to make good for the damages they caused.
Liam Kelly
Aug 1st 2008, 11:57
Hajduk Spin? tut tut .
Tony Caruana
Aug 1st 2008, 11:55
Very Good Sentence
. So if i do something wrong will the magistrate send me back home ?
I. M. Dingli
Aug 1st 2008, 11:49
Does it mean that they haven't been fined or else charged the relative expenses of the damages they caused together with the waste of time within our courts?
Bernard Mamo
Aug 1st 2008, 11:43
naughty croats! bad men! slap slap slap on the wrist! tajnihom qeqqeee! now go home and have a laugh at us.