The State Police will implement a dated plan for the Albania-Georgia football match, in order to guarantee order and public safety before, during and after the match, which will take place today, at 20:45, at the stadium. Air Albania".

The State Police will escort and secure the football players of the Georgian team, from the airport of Rinas, to the hotel, to the stadium and on the way back to Rinas; escorting and securing the football players of the Albanian team, in the stadium, detailed checks in the stadium and inside the stadium, for unauthorized citizens, prohibited items and items, before the fans enter.

It will also be engaged in the organization of services to guarantee public order before, during and after the end of the football match, not only near the stadium, but also the control of the territory in the whole city of Tirana as well as the provision of emergency service routes. .

To guarantee security before, during and after the development of this international match, it has cooperated with all the institutions that have a role in the smooth running of this activity, such as the Albanian Football Federation and UEFA, the Guard of the Republic, the Municipal Police, the Fire Service, private security companies and hospitals, health and first aid centers.

Also, contacts have been established and cooperation is underway with the security service personnel of the Georgian football team, in order to increase security standards before, during and after the development of this international match.

For the smooth running of this activity, as well as to facilitate the circulation of vehicles in the city of Tirana, today, from 15:00 until the end of the match, the State Police, in cooperation with the municipality of Tirana, will apply restrictions of vehicle traffic on some road axes near the stadium.

Roads that will be blocked:

* "Dëshmorët e Kombit" boulevard, 20 m above the Dajti bridge;

* "Pope John Paul II" street;

* "Dervish Hima" street, near the US embassy;

* "Asim Zeneli" street, near the US embassy;

* "Themistokli Gërmenji" street;

* "Ismail Qemali" street, Liceu intersection;

* "Mustafa Matohiti" street, near "Kosova" school;

* "Jul Variboba" street, near the post office;

* "Lekë Dukagjini" street, near the former Guard of the Republic;

* "Avdyl Frashëri" street, near Libri Universitar intersection.

In implementation of the plan of measures, State Police employees will exercise detailed control over the fans, before entering the stadium, in order to prevent the entry into the stadium of banners with racist content, fireworks, flares, pyrotechnics, metal coins , umbrellas, lighters, mobile phone chargers, tools/products for cosmetic use and other strong items, dangerous to the life and health of the participants.

According to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Albania, violent actions in sports activities, such as entering the playing field during the sports activity by unauthorized persons, constitutes a criminal offense and is punishable by a fine from 50 to 000 ALL . When due to this offense, the normal development of the sports activity has been hindered, it is punishable by a fine or imprisonment of up to three months.

Throwing hard objects on the field of play or on people, holding or using pyrotechnics, fireworks, flares, during the development of a sports activity, are punished with imprisonment from six months to three years.

Albanian criminal legislation considers hitting or any other act of violence against an athlete, coach, referee, or sports mediator as a criminal offense, due to sports activity, and punishes them with imprisonment from one to three years. This offense, when committed in sports facilities, more than once, or by leaders or members of sports clubs, is punishable by imprisonment from one to five years.

The entrance to the stadium for fans and sports fans who have bought a ticket starts at 18:00.

The police requested the understanding of the fans to appear at the entrance of the stadium, starting from this hour, as due to the influx of fans, just before the start of the match, they may lose the opportunity to enter the stadium.

Also, he appealed to fans and citizens to be vigilant in order not to fall prey to fraud with ticket prices, which are officially made public, as well as not to publish purchased tickets on social networks, as they may be duplicated in violation of the law. Each ticket is equipped with a barcode, it is personal and must be kept only by the citizen who owns it, who, in turn, will pass alone, to check the barcode from the device that automatically records every attempt to enter with a ticket forged or duplicated. /ATSH/