French authorities to deport 20 Russians including Kremlin-backed leader, for violence at Euro 2016

France: French authorities on Thursday said it would deport the far-right leader of Russia’s football fan union and 19 others from France for their part in the violence that erupted during the first week of the European Championships 2016 in France.

The leader of the group, Kremlin-backed All Russian Supporters, Alexander Shprygin, was one of those arrested on Tuesday while traveling on a bus.
He is reported to have far-right political notion and has been pictured giving the Nazi salute.
A statement on the fan group's website on Thursday, said the men will be forced to leave within days.

“Twenty people were later released and twenty others, including URF head Alexander Shprygin, were taken to a deportation centre from where they will be expelled from France within five days,” it said.

The authorities said the decision was reached due to security concerns as they see a possible threat in these people.