Arrest Warrants Issued for Hellenic Basketball Federation President Vangelis Liolios, Five Others
Authorities issued six arrest warrants after a three-month probe into alleged bribery and match manipulation in Greek basketball, officials said.
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The president of the Basketball Association of Greece, Vangelis Liolios, was arrested on Wednesday by order of the prosecutor's office investigating suspected match-fixing in Greek basketball, numerous Greek media reported.
An advertisement by the Athenian club Maroussi started the investigation. Now, around 50 basketball games have been in the focus since 2016, including apparently a game abroad.
Vangelis Liolios, president of the Greek Basketball Federation, has been detained on charges of match-fixing and bribery.
An unprecedented storm overwhelms the basketball in Greece. On today's day, Greek law enforcement arrested Gongelis Liolios, president of the Greek basketball Federation (EOK), after a large judicial operation that led to the arrest of senior leaders of the federation and key figures of the national basketball movement. To give news and to rebuild [...] The article Earthquake in Greek basketball: arrested the president of the federation, kidnapp…
Greek basketball has been rocked by a scandal. On Wednesday, it was reported that law enforcement had obtained permission to arrest the president of the Greek basketball federation, Vangel Lioli, and five others. The arrests relate to an investigation into arranged matches.
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