The chair umpire cannot participate in any other tennis event after failing to appeal the charges with which he was accused, implicitly accepting them. The heavy fine you also have to pay.
This Monday the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced the lifetime suspension of Venezuelan umpire Armando Belardi because of 26 violations of the anti-corruption code.
Belardi, who? performed in national competitions, became previously sentenced to 30 months suspension for not cooperating with an investigation. When ITIA again accused, this time of 26 violations of the anti-corruption code, the Venezuelan He did not appeal, thus admitting his responsibility for the actions. In addition to the lifetime suspension, Belardi must pay a a fine of 75 thousand dollars.
The referee was accused facilitate betting, interfere with the outcome of matches and solicit money or benefits from negatively influencing a tennis player.
The suspension is effective from May 7, 2024 and Belardi will have is prohibited from attending any event organized by ITIA membersthat is, the federations of Grand Slams, the ATP, ITF, WTA and any national association.
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The previous suspension of more than two years dates back to 2020 and this is due, according to ITIA, to the presence of no “Two situations were reported in 2018 where asked to be involved in a corrupt scheme to manipulate the match results entered on your PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) device.” That artifact informs live match alternatives and is important for betting. “Failure to disclose these circumstances constitutes a crime of corruption,” he concluded.
On that occasion, Balerdi said: “My fault is not informing, I remained silent because of fear“.
Source: Tycsports
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