[ad_1]
They then found themselves face to face, as in a restaurant in Stockholm a year and a half ago. At first, there was a hilarious lunch during which we talked about AIK and football.
When Dickson Etuhu and his 37-year-old friend have now met Kenny Stamatopolous at the Stockholm County Court, they have been charged with attempting to bribe AIK goaltender for the Swedish storm match. Their eyes were barely crossed during the emotional day of legal 34.
"It ruined my life," said Etuhu, holding a tissue to wipe away the tears that flowed from his eyes.
Like the 37 years old, he denied reiterated that he had made an offer to the AIK goalkeeper, 37-year-old lawyer Peter Dahlqvist, in his closing statement, that the whole reminder to the wisdom of kindergarten . Stamatopoulos, said Dahlqvist, assumed something after the conversation and was then passed on to other people, who were then completely transformed into a snowball that could not be stopped.
"It may not be a lie, but a misconception in many ways," Dahlqvist said.
But unlike Etuhu and the 37-year-old, Stamatopoulos could clearly state what was said at the meeting two days before the match. He admitted that he had never received an offer for a specific sum, but explained that the 37-year-old player, who is also a former elite player and who plays for large sums, said:
"We came here to make money in Thursday's match" and "It would not be stupid to win two million dollars per game".
Etuhu claimed that the conversation between Stamatpopoulos and the 37-year-old have been partially taken over in Swedish. He therefore does not understand what has been said, but the AIK goalkeeper said that it was obvious because he did not speak Swedish.
Stamatopolous told me that the offer had shocked him and scared him. He called his wife and his good friends for advice on how he would do it. That ended with the fact that he informed coach Rikard Norling the next day, and that he also revealed, with confidence, who had made this offer – a trust since Norling, when he testified, acknowledged that he had gone bankrupt.
Kenny was extremely disappointed. I did not know what the consequences of my action would be, but I felt that all that had to stop, said Norling.
The most prominent case Suspected fixing of the match in the country has been described as a word word. Attorney Johan Lindmark, however, stated that Stamatopoulos' story was supported in the companion document and had underlined the textual conversations that Etuhu had had with Stamatopoulos before the meeting and the monetary transactions that Etuhu had had and his 37 years. A deposit of 50,000 SEK told Etuhu that it was a payment for a watch that he intended to give to his father-in-law.
In two previous match-fixing cases, Värnamo- and Kristianstadsfallen, the court of appeal declared convictions, but did not judge the crime gross. Lindmark thinks that the AIK case concerns a major breakdown.
"It's a low blow against sports values, and if you handle a match of the highest series to make money, it's particularly serious," said the prosecutor, who said claimed at least two years in prison for the two accused.
They will be announced on December 6th.
Source link
