STADIUM SECURITY
Sundowns lay charges against disruptive Bucs
An alleged official who appeared to be part of Orlando Pirates’ team entourage at Loftus Versfeld when skirmishes broke out with Mamelodi Sundowns’ security officials was carrying a firearm‚ a police officer on duty that day has confirmed. Sundowns have opened criminal charges against Pirates at Sunnyside Police Station for damage to property and assault on a security officer. Col Jabulani Mahlangu‚ the VOC (venue operations centre) commander of the Premiership match‚ drawn 0-0 on November 10‚ said on Tuesday that he had received a report on the day of an alleged Pirates official who had been carrying a firearm. “The information that I got was that there was a firearm,” he said, adding that his SA Police Service colleagues confirmed that the firearm was licensed. “That person seemed as if he was an official of Orlando Pirates. The police could not charge that person because the firearm was licensed. “The only thing is that a person carrying a firearm is not allowed into the stadium....
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