ISTANBUL, Feb 11 (A.A) - Beyoglu Court postponed the trial of 20 suspects who allegedly were involved in the violent incidents before the match between Galatasaray and Leeds United in April 2000, since three of the suspects did not come to the court.
Ali Umit Demir who is under arrest, Kazim Dalga, Yilmaz Tutus, Zaafer Yildirim, Suleyman Aydin and Suleymand Gokhan Guven who are tried without detention attended Monday's hearing. Three other suspects who have an arrest warrant issued about them didn't come to the court.
Suleyman Demir and Suleyman Gokhan Guven repeated their earlier defense. Lawyer of Ali Umit Demir claimed that his client was staying far from the bodies of the two British men who were killed and he was involved in the fight only to help his uncle Suleyman Aydin. He said that it was not clear who committed the murders. Akkoyunlu has been under arrest about two years.
Koksal Bayraktar who was representing the families of the British fans who were killed asked the court delegation to listen to the policemen who drew the murder scene as witnesses.
The court delegation postponed the hearing to a later date since three suspects failed to attend the hearing.
Foreign press members also watched the hearing.