DUTCH REFEREE ROB DIEPERINK DIES WEEKS AFTER REMOVAL FROM WORLD CUP OFFICIATING LIST. (PHOTO).
Dutch referee Rob Dieperink dies weeks after removal from World Cup officiating list Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38, weeks after FIFA removed him from its list of officials for the World Cup. The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) confirmed his death in a statement, saying it was “shocked and deeply saddened” by the news. His cause of death has not been disclosed. Dieperink was arrested in April by the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom following a report of an alleged sexual assault involving a teenage boy in London. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said officers responded on April 9 to a report of sexual assault at an address in Croydon and arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of the offence. Police later said that after reviewing available evidence, including CCTV footage and digital devices, the investigation had concluded that “the evidential threshold had not been met” and no further action would be taken. Following the investigation, FIFA co...
Two officer working in the Bayelsa State Police command have been arrested for mounting roadblocks against the directives of the Force Headquarters.It was gathered that the new state's Commissioner of Police,Mr Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi,ordered the arrest of the unidentified indicted officers following an investigation.Ogunjemilusi,who confirmed the arrest at the weekend said it would send strong message to other officers and men of the police in the command.He reiterated that roadblocks had been cancelled across the country including Bayelsa by the Inspector-General of Police {IGP}.He said the arrest officers would be sanctioned adding that they could be demoted to serve as deterrent to others.He said the police were only allowed to adopt targeted or sporadic stop-and-search aimed at specific crime in policing the highways.The police boss said he had passed an instruction that any person who stops a vehicle must write detailed reports about his discoveries.He said: ''Roadblocks have been cancelled by the IGP and I am here to declare to you that in Bayelsa State also roadblocks have been cancelled.What is permitted is targeted stop and search aim at specific crime or a Soradic one aimed at preempting some criminal elements based on information.It is not the usual blocking the road and checking vehicles anyhow.I habe passed the instruction that any such vehicle stopped henceforth must be recorded.You must write a report about the vehicle,the number,colour and why you stopped it.Every man on the road must come back every evening and make that report.If you are not able to do that,it means you have gone on an illegal duty and you will be sanctioned.I came about a week ago.Already we have arrested two officers''.
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