A Turkish football hooligan partly responsible for the killing of two English fans in a fight before a Galatasaray-Leeds United UEFA Cup match in 2000 has been apprehended after eluding capture for 10 years. Police apprehended Süleyman Gökhan Güven, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murders, as the convicted fugitive greeted his wife at a safe house Monday night.
Kevin Speight and Christopher Loftus died from stab wounds sustained in Taksim ahead of the cup tie’s first leg in Istanbul on April 6, 2000. Five of the 16 people detained after the fight, including Güven, were sentenced to between five and 10 years in prison on Oct. 26 of that year.
Güven, however, fled after the ruling was finalized, and police called off their manhunt after two months of failing to locate him. Law enforcement officers examined all of Güven’s possible contacts at that time, but the suspect contacted none of them and his mobile phone number was also abandoned. Police continued to investigate Güven’s whereabouts over the next decade, but failed to uncover enough traces of him to catch him.
Police began tracking Güven’s wife after receiving a tip that he was hiding at a friend’s house. Police teams waited for three days in front of the house and were put on full alert Monday afternoon at around 3 p.m., as Güven’s wife was expected to come to visit her husband. Response teams eventually apprehended Güven at 6 p.m. Monday night as he greeted his wife.
Of those convicted of involvement in the murder of Speight and Loftus, Ali Baydar, Ali Ümit Demir and Süleyman Ayd?n were sentenced to six years and eight months in prison each, Y?lmaz Tutu? was received five years while Güven received 10 years.
Found guilty of murder 10 years ago, two Leeds United supporters were caught by the police … Suleyman Gokhan Guven, Suleyman Gokhan Guven Beyoglu 1 Sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Assize Court. Galatasaray UEFA Cup match with Leeds United in 2000 before the incident involved the killing of Taksim and the Supreme Court by two English fans were stabbed in the final 10 years of imprisonment in the case onanan Suleyman Gokhan Guven was taken into custody.
6 April 2000 match between Galatasaray and Leeds United before the events in Taksim, John Loftus, Kevin Spelight stabbed and killed Christopher. 5 of 16 people detained in relation to the incident Beyoglu 1 High Criminal Court sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 5 years to 10 years. Following confirmation of the decision by the Supreme Court at the beginning of October, first as Ali Baydar was caught on 26 October.
Police waited for 3 days
Following confirmation of the decision by the Supreme Court disqualified the penalty is located between the capture of Trust, managed to escape from the police about two months. Follow-up contact with everyone who could pass under the Public Order Branch of the Directorate of Güven Wanted Persons Bureau Güven teams took his wife under the follow-up. Görü?meyen with relatives or not use mobile phones within the Trust is being sought.
The police investigation that has reached the information stored in the house belonging to a friend Suleyman Gokhan Guven. Was followed home by police teams. 3 days before the teams waited at the door of the house. Güven her husband to come home at about 15.00 hours the previous day alarm has been switched on. U?urlamaya his wife opened the door at about 18.00 pm that the Güven belirlenince operation was performed at home. Trust Directorate of Public Security Branch was taken into custody.
Resulting in a debate with Spelight Loftus’un b?çaklanmas? 5 detained 16 people, was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment and ten years. Set involved in the incident, Ali Baydar, Ali Umit Demir Suleyman Aydin, were sentenced to 6 years and 8 months, the Trust for 10 years, the 5-year prison sentence Tutu?’a Yilmaz.
10 YEARS WHAT’S CHANGED?
Two relegated Leeds United, Kewell came GS’a
The 1999-2000 season, the UEFA Cup semi-final of the same year, the English Premier League Leeds United Galatasaray submissive 3 finishing the Champions League, took a visa. Giant achieved great success in the arena of the British team reached the semi-finals, but could not get rid elenmekten Valencia. Harry Kewell, Lee Bowyer, Jonathan Woodgate, Mark Viduka, Alan Smith, a very important era stars such as Leeds United squad containing, in 2002 and 2004 Championship fell into financial crisis.
Three seasons of struggle here in Leeds, in 2007 officially hit rock bottom and the Coca-Cola Division One with a lower league is plagued by falling. The Championship last season, Leeds are currently 10 points behind leader QPR’?n 5 ranks. Kewell, Leeds is one of the stars of that time now entering Galatasaray shirt. I beat Arsenal in the UEFA Cup after Leeds eledikten Hagi Galatasaray star in the running this season Galasaray’?.
