ZAGREB, Jan 30(Hina) - The Croatian Handball Association's (HRS) president, Zeljko Kavran, on Friday sent a letter to the European Handball Federation (EHP) protesting over the organising committee's decision to reduce the number of
tickets for a semi-final match which is to be played by Croatia and Slovenia at the ongoing Men's European Championship.
ZAGREB, Jan 30(Hina) - The Croatian Handball Association's (HRS)
president, Zeljko Kavran, on Friday sent a letter to the European
Handball Federation (EHP) protesting over the organising committee's
decision to reduce the number of tickets for a semi-final match which
is to be played by Croatia and Slovenia at the ongoing Men's European
Championship.#L#
The match is scheduled for Saturday afternoon in the Slovene capital
of Ljubljana.
The HRS also protests over the treatment of Croatian supporters in
Slovenia, which is the host of the 6th Men's European Handball
Championship.
According to the letter, since the very start of this sporting event
Croatian fans have been exposed to special treatment by the Slovene
police.
"We take exception to the regime of the border control of Croatians
entering Slovenia, when supporters as well as other Croatian nationals
were prevented from crossing into Slovenia if they did not possess
tickets for handball matches," the Croatian association said.
The letter mentions an incident which occurred in the town of Celje
after Thursday's Croatia-Russia match when the tyres of 20 cars with
Croatian licence plates were slashed.
EHF officials are asked to exert their influence so as to help defuse
the situation and ensure that Croatian supporters can feel safe and
secure during their stay in Slovenia.
(Hina) ms sb