Club Brugge fans jailed for impersonating Borat in Kazakhstan

Belgian media reported on Thursday that Club Brugge supporters who wore “mankinis” made famous by the satirical character Borat for their team’s Champions League game against Kairat Almaty were imprisoned in Kazakhstan for five days for disobeying the rules.

The trio were detained in the Astana Arena in swimwear, which Sacha Baron Cohen, an English actor-comedian, wore in his film Borat! Making Mocking Kazakh and the United States is based on cultural lessons learned from America.

More than 500 Club Brugge supporters traveled nearly 6, 000 kilometers (3,700 miles) to watch Tuesday’s game between the trio in the stands before being taken away by police.

The Astana police’s statement read in a statement released on Thursday, according to Belgian media, that “Three men committed acts during a football match that showed disrespect and disturbed public order.”

Three foreign fans were taken to a police station after being detained by police.

Additionally, the police claimed that administrative proceedings had been started for minor hooliganism and public indolence. On Wednesday, they received a five-day prison sentence.

Belgium’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared that it was keeping tabs on the situation. We are providing consular assistance to our fellow citizens. We are unable to provide any additional information for privacy reasons, the statement said.

Borat, a fictional journalist from the former Soviet Union, is depicted in Baron Cohen’s satirical portrayal of Borat, a fictional journalist from the former Soviet Union, breaking with stereotypes held by Westerners about the Central Asian nation. Borat tries to deceive politicians and others into making egotistical demands.