Hooligans sentenced after attack on sailors

The court in Gdańsk found seven football hooligans guilty of attacks on Mexican sailors on August last year. Six of the attackers were sentenced to 10 month to a year probation, while the seventh one will spend the next 26 months in prison. They all have to pay PLN 3,000 fines. “Without a doubt the Poles were aggressors in this fight, the evidence presented does not show any sign of provocation from the Mexican citizens,” said the judge during the sentencing. During the trial, hooligans claimed that they were only defending themselves. On August 18, a group of Polish football hooligans got in the fight with Mexican sailors who were stationing in Gdańsk while partaking in military exercises. Two Mexican citizens were hospitalized with minor injuries after the incident.