Turkish football club Ankaragucu have guarded their previous president Faruk Koca after he was condemned to prison for attacking an official.
On Monday a court in the Turkish capital Ankara condemned Koca, 60, to three years and seven months in jail for "purposefully injuring a public authority".
Koca was likewise given a suspended sentence of under a year for conveying intimidations and disregarding regulations connected with brutality in sport.
Koca smacked ref Halil Umut Meler upside the head following a 1-1 draw with Rizespor in December 2023, leaving the authority with a broke eye attachment.
Meler tumbled to the floor and was consequently kicked by three others.
In an explanation distributed after the condemning, Ankaragucu executive Ismail Mert Firat said it was "difficult to decipher the sentence with honest goals".
That's what he contended "no disreputable wrongdoing" had been carried out and blamed the court for capitulating to one-sided general assessment.
Ankaragucu reaffirmed their help for Koca, refering to his positive commitments to Turkish football during his three-year residency as president and considered him a "legend".
The club contended that the sentence is lopsided as Koca left his post and freely apologized following the attack.
The Turkish Football League suspended football in the country for seven days following the occurrence and gave Koca an extremely durable boycott.
Ankaragucu were fined 2,000,000 lira (£54,000) and requested to play five home games with no fans.
Three different litigants associated with the assault got suspended sentences going from 15 months to five years.
Every one of the four are supposed to request against the court's decision, while Koca won't be shipped off prison until the higher court rules on any allure.