As reported by the official website of the South African Football Association, they have been informed by the Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigation about the arrest of a member of the SAFA Panel of Referees of which they are pleased even if they cannot named the person until he appears in court.
The Association suspended him after it was discovered during the trial of Mr. Philemon Setshedi who was sentenced in February 2013 to eight years (five years suspended for his role in the matter and is currently serving his sentence) that he was implicated as one of the persons allegedly involved in an attempt to manipulate the outcome of a match during the 2011 2 second Division Play-offs, which took place in Cape Town.
“The arrest of the match official is an outcome of ongoing collaboration between SAFA and the Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigation (The Hawks) which is aimed at pursuing all other persons of interest in the said case. We would like to reiterate that we will leave no stone unturned until all the implicated persons are brought to book,” said SAFA CEO Dennis Mumble.
SAFA and the Hawks are continuing with investigations into other suspected illegal and corrupt activities in football.
“In the interest of protecting the integrity of such investigations, we will not release any further details at this stage. We do however commit to act swiftly, effectively and without fear or favour should we receive evidence of wrongdoing,” concluded Mumble.