Super Basketball League (SBL) player Wu Chi-ying (吳季穎) was released on NT$250,000 (US$7,728) bail on Wednesday after being questioned on suspicion of match-fixing while playing for the Yulon Luxgen Dinos last season.
Wu was put under home confinement as part of his bail arrangements after being taken in for questioning by prosecutors Wednesday for his suspected involvement in illegal gambling activities and fraud.
Taiwan Beer on Tuesday said it had asked point guard Wu Chi-ying to take time off amid allegations of his involvement in match-fixing in the Super Basketball League (SBL) last season.
Photo: Lin Cheng-kun, Taipei Times
“Wu has been asked to take temporary leave and refrain from participating in any team-related activities and training,” Taiwan Beer said in an official statement.
The team said it was waiting for the SBL’s disciplinary committee to investigate the allegations, which if substantiated could lead to Wu’s expulsion from the team.
The statement came after local media reported that Wu was allegedly fired by the Yulon Luxgen Dinos last season due to suspicion of his involvement in match-fixing.
CTBA deputy secretary-general Chang Cheng-chung said that Wu would be asked to address the matter during a disciplinary committee meeting with the basketball association yesterday.
Chang said that the allegations must be reviewed and discussed by the committee before it decides on follow-up action, indicating that the case might be referred to prosecutors for an investigation.
In a statement on Tuesday evening, Taipei’s Shilin District Prosecutors’ Office said that a probe had been launched into the allegations of match-fixing.
Wu wrote on Instagram on Tuesday that he had previously discussed match-fixing with a friend, but that it was only a joke.
He also denied media reports that he had obtained expensive watches through unscrupulous means and then sold them.
Wu said that he was willing to cooperate with the investigation.
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