ARMENIAN LEADER OF ISTANBUL’S BESIKTAS SUPPORTERS’ GROUP IS RELEASED
October 01, 2013 | 11:11
ISTANBUL. – Istanbul-Armenian Alen Markaryan, who is the supporters’
leader of Beþiktaþ J.K’s Carþý Group, has been released.
To note, Markaryan was detained recently as a result of an Istanbul
police operation against several football club supporters.
The Turkish Prosecutor’s Office sent 21 of the detainees to court,
with a request for their arrest, whereas five others–including
Markaryan–were released on the condition of undergoing judicial
scrutiny, reports Milliyet daily of Turkey.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, numerous members–including
leaders–of Istanbul’s Beþiktaþ J.K., Galatasaray S.K., and Fenerbahce
S.K. supporters were detained in the morning on September 27. Among
them was Istanbul-Armenian Alen Markaryan, the supporters’ leader of
Beþiktaþ’s Carþý Group which is known for its active participation
in anti-government demonstrations.
Alen Markaryan, who is born in 1966 in Istanbul, directs the Carþý
Group–which was founded in 1982–during the football and basketball
matches of Beþiktaþ. Carþý Group is known for its unique shows during
the matches.
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