Soccer fraud case postponed
2012-12-04 19:47
Cape Town - Former Orlando Pirates soccer team manager Ramakhange Setshedi appeared
on fraud charges in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court on
Tuesday.
The matter was postponed because Setshedi's lawyer failed to turn up.
Setshedi will be back in court on Friday.
He has pleaded not guilty to fraud.
Prosecutor Louis van Niekerk, alleges that Setshedi attempted to
"fix" two soccer matches at the 2011 Vodacom Tournament.
At the time, Setshedi was involved with the Mpumalanga Sevutsa Stars, which
club was seeking promotion to the national first league in the Vodacom Promotional
League Tournament.
It is alleged that he wanted to give the referee a R6 000 bribe for the
Sevutsa Stars to win.
According to the charge sheet, a police undercover operation was then set
up.
A police official, posing as the referee, met Setshedi in a hotel room.
Setshedi was arrested in the room after allegedly giving him the bribe
money.
- SAPA
