6 football players arrested
Six players of the Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province Football Club were accused of discussing and agreeing to play below their ability in matches to place bets on football, in order to profit from match-fixing.
On the morning of June 6, the Investigation Police Agency of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province executed an arrest warrant for 6 suspects, all of whom are players of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Football Club, including: NSH (30 years old, residing in Dong Thap province, goalkeeper position), LBGH (22 years old, residing in Thanh Hoa province, midfielder position), PVP (20 years old, residing in Hai Duong province, striker position), NQH (20 years old, residing in Dong Nai province, midfielder position), TKA (20 years old, residing in Ben Tre province, midfielder position) and NKD (born in 2003, residing in Ho Chi Minh City).
Of which, defendant TKA was arrested for investigation of the crime of "Gambling"; NKD was arrested for investigation of the crime of "Organizing gambling". The remaining defendants were arrested for investigation of the two crimes of "Gambling" and "Organizing gambling".
These decisions have been approved by the People's Procuracy at the same level.
According to the investigation results, in the match between Ba Ria - Vung Tau Club and SHB Da Nang Club within the framework of the Sao Vang Cup taking place on December 24, 2023, at Ba Ria Stadium, 5 players, NSH, LBGH, PVP, NQH and TKA, discussed and agreed to play below their ability.
After that, these players bet on SHB Da Nang Club to win on football betting websites. The match result was that SHB Da Nang Club won against Ba Ria - Vung Tau Club with a score of 3-1.
Regarding this incident, previously, on February 1, the Investigation Police Agency of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province Police initiated a case and prosecuted these 5 defendants for the act of "Gambling".
During the extended investigation of the case, the investigation agency determined that in the match between Dong Nai Club and Ba Ria - Vung Tau Club in the National Cup at Dong Nai Stadium taking place on November 24, 2023, the players NSH, LBGH, PVP, NQH and NKD agreed to play according to the signals of people in the stands (unknown identity) to play below their strength and not attack to score.
The purpose was to let Ba Ria - Vung Tau Club lose to Dong Nai Club with a score of 2-0, in order to profit from the money (match-fixing). After the match ended, these players were paid 24 million VND/person via bank transfer.
The case is being further investigated and clarified by the investigation agency.
