Basketball-Greece Issues Arrest Warrants for Six People Suspected of Fixing Basketball Games
Authorities issued six arrest warrants after a three-month probe uncovered alleged bribery, match manipulation and €820,000 in cash, Greek media reported.
- On Wednesday, Athens sports prosecutors issued six arrest warrants, including for Hellenic Basketball Federation president Vangelis Liolios, amid an investigation into alleged match-fixing and bribery across Greek basketball.
- Prosecutor Apostolos Grammenos led a three-month investigation into suspected match manipulation and bribery across Greek basketball, targeting alleged activities spanning at least the past five years.
- Investigators found €820,000 in cash at a referee's home in Katerini, while arrest warrants named referees Vaso Tsaroucha, Petros Papapetrou, Elias Koromilas, and basketball official Giorgos Mavraganis.
- Those arrested are expected to appear before an investigating magistrate on Thursday to address the accusations, as authorities examine complaints, messages, and evidence from the probe.
- The ongoing investigation continues to evaluate whether these activities represent a long-standing pattern of manipulation rather than isolated incidents, though all allegations remain unproven in court.
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After a months-long investigation, Greek police have arrested the president of the Greek Basketball Federation, Vangelis Liolios. He and five others are accused of match-fixing, bribery and illegal betting in Greek basketball, local media reported, citing AFP and Hina.
Vangelis Liolios was arrested this Wednesday as part of an investigation into suspected fake matches involving about 50 matches since 2016.
The president of the Greek Basketball Federation , an arbitration adviser, three referees and a former player were arrested in the context of an investigation for alleged results and bribes after analyzing a fifty-year number of parties from all categories of the Greek league in recent years, the local press says. The investigation was initiated following a complaint filed by the Athenian club Maroussi in April. From there, other witnesses ackno…
POLICE have arrested the president of the Greek Basketball Federation and several referees.
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