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Bulgarian football hooligan gets eights months prison

Wed, Nov 04 2009 16:12 CET

byNick Iliev

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Bulgarian football hooligan gets eights months prison

Lokomotiv Plovdiv fans

Photo: Dimitar Dilkov

Magistrates in Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second biggest city, have sentenced a 20-year-old male to serve eight months prison following violence that marred the town's derby between Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Botev Plovdiv on October 31, Bulgarian news agency (BTA) reported on November 4 2009.

Georgi Velichkov was spotted by the police gathering plastic flags discarded on the terrace at the Lokomotiv end and then setting them alight. He then pelted the officers with rocks that he had smuggled into the ground prior to the encounter. Several policemen were struck by a barrage of stones as a consequence.

At the end of the match, Velichkov was apprehended by police outside the ground as he tried to sneak past the cordon. After being identified and arrested, Velichkov admitted to setting the flags on fire and throwing missiles at the officers.

The arrested man has a criminal record connecting him with six other related incidents. Velichkov was sentenced to eight months in prison;  the sentence is effective immediately and he cannot appeal.

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