Basketball-Greece Issues Arrest Warrants for Six People Suspected of Fixing Basketball Games
Authorities say the probe follows complaints and evidence of alleged bribery, with investigators reporting €820,000 in cash at a referee’s home.
- 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 Katerini referee's home, while arrest warrants named referees Vaso Tsaroucha, Petros Papapetrou, Elias Koromilas, and official Giorgos Mavraganis alongside Liolios.
- Liolios and others arrested are expected to appear before an investigating magistrate on Thursday to address the accusations as authorities examine complaints, messages, and evidence gathered during the probe.
- The investigation continues to evaluate whether these activities represent a long-standing pattern of manipulation spanning multiple basketball divisions, though allegations against the individuals remain unproven in court.
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A tangle of match-fixing in Greek basketball over the past decade is about to unravel. The head of Greece's national basketball federation and five other people have been arrested.
Vangelis Liolios, 59, will appear on Thursday before an investigating judge, Ana said. A sports prosecutor issued arrest warrants for the leader, three referees, an arbitration counselor and a former sportsman. Greek media say that the police would have discovered more than 800,000 euros in cash at the home of one of the suspects. On the other hand, the Greek Federation of Basketball indicated in a brief statement that "the board of directors ha…
The president of the Greek Basketball Federation, Vangelis Liolios, has been arrested as part of an investigation into an alleged scheme to manipulate basketball matches. This was reported by the Greek publication Sport24, citing information about the actions of the investigative authorities. A total of four people out of six suspects for whom arrest warrants were issued have been detained in the case. Among those investigated are basketball ref…
Three referees, a referee advisor and a former player are accused, in addition to the head of the Greek Basketball Federation.
Three arbitrators, an arbitral adviser and an ex-sportsman have also been arrested.
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.
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