2023-12-12 13:29:48
The severity of the beating given to Halil Umut Meler has caused the country’s president to mobilize to denounce the acts and take an interest in the referee, who felt guilty after the incident.
Erdogan visited the referee in the hospital
Updated 12/12/2023 12:29 CET
The severity of the beating that referee Halil Umut Meler received during a Turkish Super Lig match, which caused the local championship to be suspended ‘sine die’, has made the country’s president, Erdoganhas mobilized to denounce the acts and take an interest in the referee, whom he visited this Tuesday and of whom there are already the first images in the hospital.
Meler was kicked after being punched
EFE
In the photo, Umut Meler is seen lying in bed with a neck brace, after the president of the local team, Ankaragucu, gave him a virulent punch that knocked him down at first. Then, already on the ground, he was kicked. Hospital reports detail how the bleeding in his left eye has begun to subside and the cheek fracture he suffered will “gradually heal.” It is also claimed that there is no permanent damage after some facial and neurological tests.
Police say Meler said “it was my fault” when he was taken to the hospital. It is not known whether due to the extension of the match or the expulsion of two players. The match featured eight minutes of stoppage time and a red card for each team.
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