SEAG scandal grows with more arrests

SEAG scandal grows with more arrests

HANOI: Vietnamese police have filed criminal charges against four more soccer players, taking to six the number charged with fixing a match against Myanmar at the recent Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, state media reported.

Huynh Quoc Anh and midfielder Le Bat Hieu were detained on Wednesday while the other two players, Le Van Truong and Tran Hai Lam, were not taken into custody, said the online VnExpress newspaper (www.vnexpress.net).

Police arrested striker Pham Van Quyen and teammate Le Quoc Vuong last week and state media said they had confessed to agreeing to ensure Vietnam beat Myanmar by no more than one goal.

The six have been charged with "gambling and organising gambling" and face up to seven years in jail. -- Reuters