“Wesström if AIK-tangle around Etuhu: ”Extremely painful””
“the Verdict in the second part published today on AIK falling during Thursday.”
“– It feels extremely painful to I in this case is in a situation that I could not imagine, ” says Wesström candidly in an interview with Sportbladet.”
“At 11: 00 am on Thursday announces the Stockholm district court judgment against the former AIK-player Dickson Etuhu and a 37-year-old companion, both of which are accused of aggravated giving of bribe. “
“The people involved at risk of prison terms.”
“”Sad feeling for all”,”
“Now select Wesström, who has been a close friend of Etuhu, respond to questions and how he experienced the situation:”
“What do you think the court will arrive at?”
” I do not want to have any idea about it. We await what the district court will forward to, and then speaks AIK as a club, if the judgment afterwards.”
“– It is a very sad feeling for all of us over the whole process. AIK compound have been affected. This story is not good for the sport, for the club or any of the people involved. Then, of course, is the hope that this history shows that the team and football is not a place if someone wants to manipulate the basic conditions in the sport, says Björn Wesström to Sportbladet.”
“The league stormötet between IFK Göteborg and AIK, which would have been recorded 18 may last year was cancelled at short notice then it come up to a player in AIK approached, and perceived that he has been offered a large sum of money to deliberately make sure that Stockholmsklubben would lose the match.”
“the Player was the goalkeeper Kenny Stamatopoulos and one of the men who reported to have offered mutan – two million – was the former AIK star Dickson Etuhu.”
“Told directly Norling”
“Stamatopoulos told me immediately for several of the AIK about what had happened, including the coach Rikard Norling.”
“At the trial last week heard both the accused Dickson Etuhu, the injured party, Kenny Stamatopoulos, witnesses Rikard Norling and former trainer Charlee Mian.”
“it Was a difficult decision to decide to follow the trial on the spot?”
“– No, neither for me or Henrik Koch. On the basis of our roles, we want to follow up on the concerns of our employees. It is a big issue for them – Kenny, Brian – and it is a great thing for the club and all the others who have been affected by this, ” says Björn Wesström.”
“Among other things, they went both with their families on vacation together.”
“How did you over to sit in court and listen, given the close relationship that you had before?”
“– It feels extremely painful to I in this case is in a situation that I could not have imagine. On a personal level making it a great evil, but there is not much I can do about it in the here and now. I may sum up the situation, when all is over, and make sure to learn from what has happened, ” says Wesström to Sportbladet.”
“”Multi-AIK-players bribed””
“But it was not Wesström told without Rikard Norling, who took it with the rest of the AIK-players.”
“– When it happened, so I experienced it not as a big thing. It was quite natural that Richard brought forth the its details which he had received to the players, ” says Wesström.”
“At the trial, reiterated both Dickson Etuhu as his co-defendants 37-year-old companion, the perception that other players in AIK previously received bribes to influence match results.”
“How do you see the charges?”
“– That it is extremely strong accusations that I’m guessing that, in a stressful situation, it may be quite quick to use in order to somehow strengthen their own situation.”
” Word stands against word. Obvious to anyone who followed the trial so it is two very different versions of what happened. We will have to relate to what the district court will forward to legal and their interpretations. “
