DUTCH REFEREE ROB DIEPERINK DIES WEEKS AFTER REMOVAL FROM WORLD CUP OFFICIATING LIST. (PHOTO).

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 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...

ZAMBIAN EX-FOREIGN MINISTER SENTENCED TO HARD LABOUR FOR CORRUPTION. (PHOTO).


 Zambian ex-foreign minister sentenced to hard labour for corruption


A Zambian court on Thursday sentenced former foreign minister Joseph Malanji to four years in prison with hard labour for corruption, AFP reported.


Malanji, who served under former president Edgar Lungu from 2018 to 2021, was arrested in late 2021 for allegedly using embezzled state funds to acquire property, including two Bell 420 helicopters.


The conviction marked a rare victory for state prosecutors in the Southern Africa country.


"I have heard the spirited mitigation by counsel and taken note that the convicts are first offenders and are entitled to leniency," said magistrate Ireen Wishimanga.


The 60-year-old will serve "four years imprisonment with hard labour", she ruled.


Malanji's co-accused Fredson Yamba will serve three years, she added.


Fight against corruption


Yamba, a former secretary to the treasury, was accused of facilitating the transfer of more than $8 million without justifying the expense.


It was not immediately clear if the pair will appeal the ruling.


They were the first top officials from Lungu's government to be arrested on graft charges after President Hakainde Hichilema took office.


Hichilema has repeatedly vowed to root out corruption but critics say progress has been sluggish.

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