ISTANBUL: Eighteen people are being held in Turkey in a probe into referees suspected of betting on football matches, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office said Friday.
Twenty-one people, including 17 referees and the president of a first division club, have had warrants issued for their arrests, the prosecutor’s office said, without specifying how many referees are among the 18 people being questioned.
The investigation is focusing on suspicions of match fixing and abuse of power.
