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Footballers charged with treason

Five footballers, who were accused of match-fixing, have been charged with treason.

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Five footballers, who were accused of match-fixing, have been charged with treason.

The government filed a case on Sunday in the Special Court against them, seeking a life sentence as punishment.

The five players include national team captain Sagar Thapa, Sandeep Rai, Ritesh Thapa, Anjan KC and Bikash Singh Chhetri. They were arrested in October over allegations of being involved in match-fixing in several international matches including the 2011 World Cup qualifiers. According to the police, the players received money from individuals they suspect to be match-fixers.

The players have denied any wrongdoing.

 

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  • namah

    treason? LOL...fraud yes, but I think if we start down the treason and traitor path, there are so many more...first almost all the politicians...

  • Hurray

    First charge most of the current politicians including the ones from Madeshi Morcha for treason. They have looted more money from state coffers with their bloodied hand than these amateur footballers can every dream of. Why go after small and helpless? Take care of the root cause.

  • Edmandu

    Madeshi Morcha should be the one called treason against the National, causing the whole Nation to suffer and siding with a foreign country.I would call the foot ball case afraud.

  • Poudyal

    Treason is defined as: ' The betrayal of one's own country by waging war against it or by consciously or purposely acting to aid its enemies.' If the footballers can be charged for 'Treason' should not the RAW agents Mahant Thakur along with Yadav and Mahato be charged with high Treason as well? Do we have the guts to charge the people that have been treacherous to our motherland? While we are at it.... we might need to consider ex-PM Koirala who, as he has demonstrated, is in the beck and call of the Indians be charged with treason!