ROME (AP) — The Italian prosecutor leading an inquiry into international match-fixing in soccer would like to question the suspected ringleader arrested in Singapore.
The global network’s suspected mastermind was among 14 people arrested in Singapore in what appears to be a major breakthrough in the battle against corruption in soccer.
Cremona prosecutor Roberto Di Martino tells The Associated Press “it shows that our inquiry means something on an international level. … Now we need to explore the diplomatic channels to see what we can do.”
Singapore police and the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau said in a joint statement that authorities arrested 12 men and two women in raids lasting 12 hours across the city-state, ending early Tuesday.
Interpol confirmed the arrests in a statement released late Wednesday.
