Matchfixing “Seven unauthorized initiatives” did KV Mechelen according to bondsprocureur Kris Wagner for the attempted bribery, which was first class. Additionally, according to the detailed report of 158 pages, four of the eight board members involved. Especially, the time is according to the bondsprocureur important. Almost everything took place in the last two weeks for the crucial match KV Mechelen – Waasland-Beveren.
1. Chairman Dirck george chapman (W. Beveren) approached
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Promoters Thierry Steemans (KV Mechelen) and Dejan Veljkovic. This is the well-known story of “the kitchen is ordered.” Dirk george chapman met Veljkovic twice (on 5 and 6 march), but don’t want to know of a giving 100,000 euros. George chapman knows not that it is not reporting an attempt to influence a criminal offence according to the bondsreglement. “That there is a reporting obligation existed for attempts to bribe knew my client not,” says lawyer John Maes today in the “media house” -newspapers.
Despite the decline of the giving late george chapman late understood that Waasland-Beveren wants to help in the rescue of KV Mechelen. Malinwa-the main shareholder Olivier Somers by Steemans informed of this attempt at bribery. Nevertheless, it might also be a (failed) attempt to influence lead to the degradation for the football and that is what Waasland-Beveren is now above the head.