Overview
- The Interior Ministry announced criminal cases against 13 referees accused of taking bribes to benefit Torpedo Moscow.
- Authorities say at least 22 matches in the Moscow region and other parts of Russia were unlawfully influenced.
- The accused have been charged and are free under conditions requiring them to stay at their registered residence.
- Potential sentences reach up to seven years in prison, with investigators working alongside the FSB.
- The Russian Football Union removed the referees from duty and revised current-season appointments, while Sport-Express published most of their names.