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Celtic fans get bail─── 16:48 Tue, 16 Apr 2019
Nine Bloemfontein Celtic supporters who were arrested for pitch invasion on Sunday in a match against Cape Town City appeared briefly at the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court this afternoon and were released on R500 bail each.
They are expected to appear again on May 17.
The match was abandoned after 25 minutes when Siwelele supporters who have been boycotting the matches since the beginning of the year, stormed the pitch showing their dissatisfaction demanding that the owner, Max Tshabalala, sell the team to a local businesswoman Sinki Leshabane and her consortium.
Following the pitch invasion, police used rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse the crowd. Fans were arrested for contravening the Sasria Act.
According to supporters chairperson, Mabena Pule, of the supporters arrested initially, nine were released on R500 bail, two on free bail and one was released without being charged, as he was not linked with the case
Fans staged a protest outside the court in support of the fellow club supporters who were arrested.
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