Vietnam referees, officials on trial for match fixing
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
HANOI, June 26 (AFP): Nine Vietnamese football referees and officials went on trial in the soccer-obsessed nation Tuesday accused of taking and giving bribes to fix matches, a court official said.
The defendants in the Hanoi people's court trial, which is scheduled to last two days, include seven referees, the deputy coach of a local club and a former director of the southern Can Tho province sports department.
If found guilty, the referees and officials face a maximum penalty of 15 years in jail.
The defendants in the Hanoi people's court trial, which is scheduled to last two days, include seven referees, the deputy coach of a local club and a former director of the southern Can Tho province sports department.
If found guilty, the referees and officials face a maximum penalty of 15 years in jail.