A new law passed in the Turkish Grand Assembly regarding violence in sports and minimilazing the penalty for those involved in match-fixing investigations from 7-12 years to 1-3 years very quickly, which drew rubuff from Turks.

Ankara / NationalTurk – The lightning quick passing of the new sports legislation against violent act, which also include reducing penalties in matc-fixing cases has found criticism in the eyes of Turks.

As the investigation nears on Turkey’s biggest the match fixing scandal, the rush of politicians to complete the law draft and passing it quickly raised eyebrows. The law draft had been prepared by the union of sports clubs under the flagship of Besiktas chairman Yildirim Demirören. Besiktas trainer Tayfur Havutcu and ex-executive Serdar Adali are among the persons pending the conclusion of match fixing investigation.