Former referee arrested in Greece
A former referee, Petros Papapetrou, has been arrested and sent to prison in the match-fixing and bribery investigation in Greek basketball. Reports say 820,000 euros in cash was found at his home.
A referee has been arrested and sent to prison in the match-fixing and bribery scandal that has shaken Greek basketball. According to reports in the Greek press, former referee Petros Papapetrou became the first suspect in this investigation to be ordered held in custody pending trial.
Papapetrou, 53, who left active refereeing in the summer of 2026, had 820,000 euros in cash seized from his home. Papapetrou claimed the money came from earnings during his time working as a forest ranger and from family income.
As part of the investigation, six people were detained on suspicion of match-fixing and bribery, including Yunanistan Basketball Federation President Vangelis Liolios and EuroLeague referee Vasiliki Tsaroucha. The judicial process is ongoing.
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