Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Betting scandal trial: Sapina confirms the corruption of a Uefa functionary

Short work with Ante Sapina: The betting fraudster took out full and is yet to be sentenced on Friday. Detail the 35-year-old confessed to the Bochum district court his involvement in the bribery of FIFA referees, one Uefa officials and many professional footballers, and convinced that the judges announcing a sudden end.

"From our perspective, the process can be separated. advocates could Then on Friday and a ruling will be discussed, "the presiding judge Wolfgang Mittrup said on the sixth day of hearings. Sapina, who is in custody since November 2009, is a repeat offender. Because of his involvement in the betting scandal involving referee Robert Hoyzer DFB he had been sentenced in 2005 to two years and eleven months in prison.

This time he must reckon with probably at least twice the punishment. One day before Sapina should already suspected accomplices were convicted. In the parallel trial of four other accused, who has been running since October 2010, on Thursday, the first judgments are made. In his confession on Monday confirmed the corruption of the Slovak Sapina Uefa functionary Jozef Marko.

The former member of the Referees Committee UefaA have received from his co-accused partner Marijo C. 50,000 euros to the Bosnian Referee Novo Panic higher classification. "So that he can whistle better games, the favorite bets can be higher," said Sapina. Panic smeared the race sponsor claims to, among other things, that he the World Cup qualifier on 9 September 2009 between Liechtenstein and Finland (1-1) manipulated.

40,000 euros in Sarajevo gave Sapina a middle man. In return, the Bosnian Referee shall ensure that fell after the break two goals. "He whistled a dubious penalty," recalled Sapina, "shortly after was the second goal." Although Panic apparently held to the specifications will be worth the effort for Sapina and Co.

barely. "If I bribe still pull off a win would amount to approximately 50,000. With a stake of 400,000 that is not necessarily value, "said Berliner, who had explained in detail in the last week, when he bets on a" Value ", a value that Committee. No value had Panic 'second use. Because the Swiss U21 only won 1-0 against Georgia, but since 30 of the should be within minutes actually three goals, got the gambling mafia.

"About 300,000 €, with bribes of nearly 400,000," reported Sapina: "This shows that it has not really made financial sense. Time you win 50,000, then you lose 300,000. "Far more lucrative was apparently betting on Austrian games. Over half a million net profit was playing a Sapina, because the second division side TSV Hartberg at the Red Bull Juniors Salzburg 0:7 came under the wheels.

"Three, four Hartenberger players" had been bribed for 60,000 €, said from Berlin. Also in Switzerland, the manipulations worked better. So with the second league game against FC Lugano FC Gossau. "7-0 and two penalties, what was going on?" Asked Judge Mittrup. "The players have bet against Gossau of their own team, then so is also a game from 7-0 times," said Sapina.

In the end it was even for the alleged "mastermind" of the gambling mafia too much. "At 6-0 I bet that it stays that way. I thought that's enough. But is it still a goal down, "said the Berliner, and judges and defenders grinned. Further knew Sapina from Turkey to report. The only sports betting operator in the country, Iddaa, at the same time sponsor of numerous clubs, engage themselves, unless a result was in his senses.

"When it was 3-0 at half time, both coaches were called, they were told that it should end with a draw. It ended 3-3, "said Sapina. The trial resumes on Wednesday. The co-accused Marijo C. and Ivan P. have announced statements. Overall, negotiations about six people.

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