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Turkey detains football refereeing chief pending corruption trial
Turkey has detained its football refereeing chief pending trial in a corruption case. Seven officials are under investigation over allegations that the referee administration process was manipulated.
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Turkey has detained its football refereeing chief pending the start of a corruption trial.
Seven officials are under investigation, facing allegations of manipulating the administration process for football referees.
The case concerns alleged interference with the management of refereeing. The supplied report gives no further details about the investigation or the identities of the officials.
What we know
- Turkey’s football refereeing chief was detained pending trial.
- The investigation involves seven officials.
- They are accused of allegedly manipulating referee administration.
What is being verified
- The newsroom is checking the report that turkey’s football refereeing chief was detained pending trial.
- Reporting from Al Jazeera English is being compared; a second independent confirmation is not yet available.
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