The case has grown so much that several Western media have relayed the facts. The images went around the canvas, a young man appears in public by brandishing a chainsaw in the middle of a match at the Radès stadium.
If the youngster was arrested yesterday Sunday by the police, his mother breaks the silence in media statements, pleading his innocence.
Indeed, intervening on the waves of IFM, she affirms that her son only made this tool to take a photo and has no connection with the acts of vandalism that took place. “The broadcast video showing a man vandalizing the stadium using this chainsaw has nothing to do with my son,” she insisted.
The supporter in question was identified and arrested by the police on Sunday. He would be involved in the acts of violence observed during the quarter -final of the African Champions League between the Hope of Tunis and the sports youth of Kabylia on Saturday evening.
Indeed, this match was interrupted more than half an hour due to serious incidents on Saturday evening. A fire has notably started in an access corridor.
Interior Minister Kamel Fekih, ordered an investigation on Sunday following the violent events that took place yesterday at the Radès stadium.
