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| Singapore police arrest 14 in match-fixing raids | Singapore police arrest 14 in match-fixing raids |
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| Police in Singapore have arrested 14 people said to be part of a crime gang involved in global football match-fixing, including the alleged leader. | Police in Singapore have arrested 14 people said to be part of a crime gang involved in global football match-fixing, including the alleged leader. |
| Police did not confirm whether the alleged leader in custody was Singaporean businessman Dan Tan, but local reports pointed to him. | Police did not confirm whether the alleged leader in custody was Singaporean businessman Dan Tan, but local reports pointed to him. |
| Between 2008 and 2011, officials said they had identified 680 suspicious games, 380 of them in Europe. | Between 2008 and 2011, officials said they had identified 680 suspicious games, 380 of them in Europe. |
| Matches included World Cup qualifiers and the European Champions league. | Matches included World Cup qualifiers and the European Champions league. |
| European officials said the matches had been targeted by a Singapore-based betting cartel whose illegal activities stretched to players, referees and officials across the world. | European officials said the matches had been targeted by a Singapore-based betting cartel whose illegal activities stretched to players, referees and officials across the world. |
| Police did not give the nationalities of the 12 men and two women arrested. They said that five - including the suspected leader - were being held for further questioning while the rest would be released on bail. | Police did not give the nationalities of the 12 men and two women arrested. They said that five - including the suspected leader - were being held for further questioning while the rest would be released on bail. |
| "Police confirm that the suspected leader and several other individuals who are the subject of ongoing investigations in other jurisdictions for match fixing were among the persons arrested," said a joint statement by Singapore police agencies on Wednesday. | "Police confirm that the suspected leader and several other individuals who are the subject of ongoing investigations in other jurisdictions for match fixing were among the persons arrested," said a joint statement by Singapore police agencies on Wednesday. |
| "The arrested persons are being investigated for offences related to match-fixing activities under the Prevention of Corruption Act (Chapter 241) and for their involvement in organised crime activities," the statement said. | "The arrested persons are being investigated for offences related to match-fixing activities under the Prevention of Corruption Act (Chapter 241) and for their involvement in organised crime activities," the statement said. |
| Interpol and the EU law enforcement agency Europol have both been involved in the investigation. | Interpol and the EU law enforcement agency Europol have both been involved in the investigation. |
| Following the arrests, Interpol Secretary General Ronald K Noble said: "Singaporean authorities have taken an important step in cracking down on an international match-fixing syndicate by arresting the main suspects in the case, including the suspected mastermind." | |
| Fifa said in a statement: "We welcome all actions taken by law enforcement bodies to bring the perpetrators of match manipulation to justice." | |
| Dan Tan name's has been connected to fixing of football matches around the world for several years, reports the BBC's Jonah Fisher from Bangkok. | Dan Tan name's has been connected to fixing of football matches around the world for several years, reports the BBC's Jonah Fisher from Bangkok. |
| In Italian court papers Tan Seet Eng, as he is formally known, is called the boss and it is claimed that from Singapore he ran a network of European fixers who paid players in the lower divisions of Italian football in return for influencing the result. | In Italian court papers Tan Seet Eng, as he is formally known, is called the boss and it is claimed that from Singapore he ran a network of European fixers who paid players in the lower divisions of Italian football in return for influencing the result. |
| Despite frequent calls for his arrest from both Italy and Interpol, the Singaporean authorities have to date refused to act. | Despite frequent calls for his arrest from both Italy and Interpol, the Singaporean authorities have to date refused to act. |
| With no extradition treaty in place, they said they could only make arrests when a crime was committed on Singaporean territory. | With no extradition treaty in place, they said they could only make arrests when a crime was committed on Singaporean territory. |