Paul Put : The Burkinabe coach soon on trial for match fixing!
Paul Put is not yet done with legal troubles. Involved in 2004 in a large case of match-fixing when he led the Belgian club of Lierse, the coach of the Stallions of Burkina Faso will soon answer charges in a Brussels court. After an investigation by the Belgian Football Association, he was sentenced to a lifetime ban. A penalty reduced on appeal to a three-year suspension after his appeal in cassation sentence.
Sport / Voetbalmagazine informs that “the lawsuit at the Brussels Criminal Court on the issue of fraud in the world of football during the seasons 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 will start on September 13.”
Paul Put and 30 others were charged “with private corruption, involvement in a criminal organization, money laundering and extortion.”
What happened?
The case dates back to the seasons 2004/2005 and 2005/2006. The Chinese businessman Zheyun Ye tried to buy matches of several clubs in the first and second divisions. He succeeded with Lierse , club in which he invested La Louviere and Geel . Other players, of Sint-Truiden and FC Brussels, were also bribed by Zheyun Ye.
In 2005/2006, a report by the Flemish “Panorama” program entitled “De tackle van de mafia” and released broadcasted in February 2006 can shed light on this vast network of scam.