Mass brawl at Kok-Boru Cup: Five people arrested, 65 interrogated

14:21, 04 сентября 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Darya PODOLSKAYA

The police interrogated 65 people after the mass brawl at Toloykon hippodrome after the kok-boru final. The Department of Internal Affairs of Osh region reported.

Criminal cases were initiated against nine people under Article 280 (hooliganism) of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. According to the decision of the Kara-Suu District Court, five people were placed in custody for two months, the court will choose a measure of restraint for four people who are in the temporary detention center today.

Protocols were drawn up in relation to the remaining 56 people under Article 126 (petty hooliganism) of the Code of Offenses of the Kyrgyz Republic. They were released.

Police continue to study video footage from the scene to identify those involved in the mass brawl.

The final of Kok-Boru Cup between Dostuk and Yntymak teams held in Osh region at Toloikon hippodrome ended in mass brawl. The footage taken by eyewitnesses shows how the ambulance was stoned and all its windows were smashed. The crowd also obstructed the movement of cars.