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Anti-soccer mafia squad names 10 suspects, sports minister pushes PSSI to do more
The National Police's Anti-Soccer Mafia task force has named 10 match-fixing suspects.
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Signage of the Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI). (Kompas.com/Kompas.com)
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he Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) must regard the Anti-Soccer Mafia task force set up by the National Police as encouragement for the association to strive to root out corruption in the sport, the Youth and Sports Minister has said.
On Monday, the task force named 10 suspects accused of involvement in match fixing in Indonesian soccer, reported Antara. Six of them have been detained.
The six detained suspects are PSSI executive committee member Johan Lin Eng, former member of the PSSI referee committee Priyanto and his daughter Anik, member of the PSSI disciplinary committee Dwi Irianto - also known as “Mbah Putih” for his white hair, third-tier Liga 3 national league referee Nurul Safarid and a refereeing staff member of the PSSI, identified only as ML.
Meanwhile, the remaining four – identified only as P, CH, MR and DS -- have not been arrested.
The suspects have been charged under Law No. 11/1980 on bribery and Law No. 8/2010 on money laundering.
“We will never stop supporting the task force in carrying out preventive measures and creating a deterrent effect.
“I hope the quick action by the task force will motivate the PSSI to push its disciplinary committee to catch up on the necessary follow-up,” sports minister Imam Nahrawi said on Tuesday. (nkn)
