CUP FINAL MISCHIEF MAKERS FACE TOUGH POLICE MEASURES

Last updated : 01 May 2007 By editor

The BBC report:

'Senior Met officers have said they need to get "match fit" to effectively police the new Wembley stadium for the FA Cup final next month. About 1,000 officers will be on duty at the £800m stadium and around London when Chelsea and Manchester United compete for the FA Cup.

Troublemakers were warned they would be severely punished. Wembley was given the go-ahead to host the match after being granted its general safety certificate last month. Cdr Robert Broadhurst, who will be involved with policing on the day of the match, said extra officers would be on duty as police needed to get used to the "rhythm" of the ground.

"I do think we ourselves need to get ourselves match fit for such an occasion," he said. "We're hugely conscious in the planning of the Cup final that the Cup final itself is a world-class event now taking place at a world-class stadium. We owe to give it, if you like, world-class policing."

'Asst Comm Tarique Ghaffur, speaking at a press conference outlining the policing measures, said: "I want to give a warning to people wanting to disrupt sporting events that we will take very decisive action and they will bear the full brunt of the criminal justice system."'


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