Lebanese referee Ali Sabbagh has been sentenced to six months in jail in a court in Singapore on Tuesday after pleading guilty to influencing two linesmen to help fix an Asian Football Confederation match.
Lebanese referee Ali Sabbagh has been sentenced to six months in jail in a court in Singapore after pleading guilty to influencing two linesmen to help fix an Asian Football Confederation match.
The sentencing comes just two months after the trio were charged with an attempted to fix the AFC Cup match on April 3 in Singapore.
Linesmen Ali Eid was sentenced on Monday to three months in jail, but was released within hours after the court took into account time already served.
They are expected to leave Singapore on Tuesday night.
Sabbagh’s sentence was delayed a day as the court needed time to consider a harsher punishment due to his direct contact with Ding, whom he met in Beirut a year ago.
The state prosecutor also said Sabbagh was the “most culpable” out of the three football match officials.
