Malaysian jailed in Melbourne over match-fixing
Neville D’CruzPublished: Apr 24, 2014 8:41 AM | Updated: Apr 24, 2014 8:50 AM
A Malaysian involved in an international match-fixing syndicate that rigged soccer games in Melbourne has been jailed for a year.
A Malaysian involved in an international match-fixing syndicate that rigged soccer games in Melbourne has been jailed for a year.
Segaran Subramaniam, 46, pleaded guilty to conduct that would corrupt a betting outcome after fixing six Victorian Premier League games last year, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) reported.
Victorian County Court Judge Michael Bourke today jailed Subramaniam for three years, but suspended two years of his prison term.
Segaran acted as a facilitator between players the Victorian Premier League club Southern Stars in Melbourne and overseas syndicate bosses.
Judge Bourke said Segaran had undermined the hard work of people involved in the sport.
“It betrays the people, the honest players and officials, who you and your fellow cheats rubbed shoulders with,” he was quoted by AAP as saying.
About A$60,000 (RM177,000) passed through Segaran’s account to pay the players, and fund their hotels and cars.
Segaran told police he only made about A$6,000 (RM17,700) from his crimes.
Judge Bourke said he accepted that Segaran was only involved with the syndicate for a relatively short time, but said his role was critical in its operation.
The syndicate was sophisticated, organised and had expectations of high reward for senior figures, he said.
The judge said Segaran would be deported to Malaysia upon his release from prison.
Southern Stars won just one of their 21 games in season 2013, and their results have since been declared invalid by the Football Federation of Victoria.
Last year, English Southern Stars players Reiss Noel and Joe Woolley were convicted and fined for helping to fix four games.
Fellow English players David Obaze and Nicholas McKoy, and their coach Zia Younan, have also been charged with match-fixing offences, and will next appear in the Melbourne magistrate’s court in June.
- Bernama
Segaran Subramaniam, 46, pleaded guilty to conduct that would corrupt a betting outcome after fixing six Victorian Premier League games last year, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) reported.
Victorian County Court Judge Michael Bourke today jailed Subramaniam for three years, but suspended two years of his prison term.
Segaran acted as a facilitator between players the Victorian Premier League club Southern Stars in Melbourne and overseas syndicate bosses.
Judge Bourke said Segaran had undermined the hard work of people involved in the sport.
“It betrays the people, the honest players and officials, who you and your fellow cheats rubbed shoulders with,” he was quoted by AAP as saying.
About A$60,000 (RM177,000) passed through Segaran’s account to pay the players, and fund their hotels and cars.
Segaran told police he only made about A$6,000 (RM17,700) from his crimes.
Judge Bourke said he accepted that Segaran was only involved with the syndicate for a relatively short time, but said his role was critical in its operation.
The syndicate was sophisticated, organised and had expectations of high reward for senior figures, he said.
The judge said Segaran would be deported to Malaysia upon his release from prison.
Southern Stars won just one of their 21 games in season 2013, and their results have since been declared invalid by the Football Federation of Victoria.
Last year, English Southern Stars players Reiss Noel and Joe Woolley were convicted and fined for helping to fix four games.
Fellow English players David Obaze and Nicholas McKoy, and their coach Zia Younan, have also been charged with match-fixing offences, and will next appear in the Melbourne magistrate’s court in June.
- Bernama
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