Bruges coach Leko is brought before the judge

He announced that his client “will soon be seen on the football field again.” The Bruges coach had to spend Thursday night in prison.

Major raid on Wednesday According to the public prosecutor's office, all people who have been temporarily arrested are being questioned as suspects and not as witnesses. Mogi Bayat, who is said to be the player's agent and the alleged mastermind of the criminal activities, and his colleague Dejan Veljkovic are to be interrogated in detail on Thursday. There were a total of 44 raids in Belgium on Wednesday. © APA/afp / KURT DESPLENTER

There was one on Wednesday large-scale raid in which 44 searches were carried out across the country and a large amount of evidence was seized. In total, the premises of ten first division clubs were targeted to collect evidence. These included FC Bruges, opponents of Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, record champions RSC Anderlecht, Standard Liège and Royal Antwerp. A total of 184 police officers in Belgium and 36 officers abroad were involved in the searches. “Justice is working on a fair sport” Belgian Justice Minister Koen Geens emphasized: “Match-fixing undermines the integrity of sport. The judiciary is working to ensure fair sport.”

The investigation was initiated by a lawsuit from VC Westerlo, which was relegated at the end of the 2016/17 season. There was a suspicion that the game between Kortrijk and Mouscron might have been postponed. Mouscron had to win the away game in Kortrijk and actually took the three points. Bayat's clients were under contract with both Kortrijk and Mouscron.

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Bruges coach Leko is brought before the judge

Ivan Leko, the coach of Belgian soccer champions FC Brugge, is due to appear before the investigating judge on Thursday in the wake of the extensive corruption scandal. His lawyer Walter Van Steenbrugge said this on Tuesday evening.

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