Post by QPR Report on Sept 2, 2009 12:23:36 GMT
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Revealed: Grim South African prisons where football hooligans will be held at next year's World Cup - Exclusive By Stewart Maclean 1/09/2009
These are the grim cells where football thugs will be banged up at next year's World Cup.
South African police have warned English yobs they can expect tough justice if they spark trouble.
The cells have been built inside football grounds and those thrown in them will be fast-tracked through the courts and could be convicted within hours of arrest.
Police superintendent Vishnu Naidoo gave the Mirror exclusive access to these Cape Town cells. He said: "Believe me, anyone who causes trouble here won't know what's hit them.
"We know all about controlling unruly crowds in this country. Africa's not for sissies. Gangs will get more than they bargained for.
"We are aware certain groups may try to spoil the fun, but they will get more than they bargained for if they push their luck.
"In no time they will be locked up, charged and put through court."
In Cape Town, the imposing 68,000-seater stadium at Green Point has three gated rooms, each measuring 10 square metres and capable of holding up to eight.
The bare concrete chambers have just a hard ledge for suspects to sit on as they await the first round of formalities from cops.
English football hooliganism reared its ugly head again last week when West Ham and Millwall thugs clashed during a Carling Cup match at Upton Park, East London.
But a World Cup insider said any repeat of the violence in South Africa would be quickly smashed.
The source added: "South Africa's police are not known for half measures. English yobs who have no fears about causing trouble in East London will find it very different if they try the same in Cape Town or Johannesburg."
South African police, who built a dreaded reputation for fighting crowd trouble during the apartheid regime, will use water cannons to quell any major disturbance.
Thugs will also be sprayed with indelible UV dye to make them easier to spot and arrest later.
A ringleader in the Upton Park riot has admitted the violence was planned by rival gangs two weeks before the match.
The Millwall yob, in his mid-40s, said phone lines and Facebook accounts "went into meltdown" as soon as the fixture was announced.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/09/01/revealed-grim-south-african-prisons-where-football-hooligans-will-be-held-at-next-year-s-world-cup-exclusive-115875-21639045/
Revealed: Grim South African prisons where football hooligans will be held at next year's World Cup - Exclusive By Stewart Maclean 1/09/2009
These are the grim cells where football thugs will be banged up at next year's World Cup.
South African police have warned English yobs they can expect tough justice if they spark trouble.
The cells have been built inside football grounds and those thrown in them will be fast-tracked through the courts and could be convicted within hours of arrest.
Police superintendent Vishnu Naidoo gave the Mirror exclusive access to these Cape Town cells. He said: "Believe me, anyone who causes trouble here won't know what's hit them.
"We know all about controlling unruly crowds in this country. Africa's not for sissies. Gangs will get more than they bargained for.
"We are aware certain groups may try to spoil the fun, but they will get more than they bargained for if they push their luck.
"In no time they will be locked up, charged and put through court."
In Cape Town, the imposing 68,000-seater stadium at Green Point has three gated rooms, each measuring 10 square metres and capable of holding up to eight.
The bare concrete chambers have just a hard ledge for suspects to sit on as they await the first round of formalities from cops.
English football hooliganism reared its ugly head again last week when West Ham and Millwall thugs clashed during a Carling Cup match at Upton Park, East London.
But a World Cup insider said any repeat of the violence in South Africa would be quickly smashed.
The source added: "South Africa's police are not known for half measures. English yobs who have no fears about causing trouble in East London will find it very different if they try the same in Cape Town or Johannesburg."
South African police, who built a dreaded reputation for fighting crowd trouble during the apartheid regime, will use water cannons to quell any major disturbance.
Thugs will also be sprayed with indelible UV dye to make them easier to spot and arrest later.
A ringleader in the Upton Park riot has admitted the violence was planned by rival gangs two weeks before the match.
The Millwall yob, in his mid-40s, said phone lines and Facebook accounts "went into meltdown" as soon as the fixture was announced.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/09/01/revealed-grim-south-african-prisons-where-football-hooligans-will-be-held-at-next-year-s-world-cup-exclusive-115875-21639045/
