PBA participant Ian Sangalang is reportedly set to take authorized motion after his identify was implicated in allegations of game-fixing in Singapore final week.
In a report on the PBA’s web site, the Magnolia middle denied any connection to Singaporean businessman Koa Wei Quan, who’s dealing with 14 graft fees within the State Courts in Singapore for allegedly trying to affect video games within the PBA in addition to in Thailand.
The PBA web site stated that Sangalang is about to take applicable motion in opposition to the Singapore nationwide.
“Hindi ko kilala ‘yung tao na ‘yun. Hindi totoo ‘yun,” Sangalang told league commissioner Willie Marcial during their talk on Monday.
“Hindi ko ipagpapalit ang career at dangal ko sa ganung bagay.”
(I don’t know that particular person. That’s not true… I received’t commerce my profession and my honor for that sort of factor.)
On Saturday, a report printed by The Straits Times stated that Koa had allegedly supplied $70,000 in bribes to repair basketball video games within the Philippines and in Thailand.
Aside from Sangalang, additionally included within the report have been unnamed gamers from PBA staff Blackwater. Court paperwork, the Straits Times reported, additionally confirmed that bribes have been supplied to Filipino basketball participant Almond Vosotros, who was taking part in in Thailand on the time.
Vosotros had additionally earlier said that he was shocked to listen to his identify concerned within the report.
“Alam naman ng lahat na naglaro ako sa Thailand ng 2018, second team ko nga ‘yan after ko sa Mono. Nagulat lang ako bakit ako nadawit diyan sa issue na ‘yan,” Vosotros advised GMA Integrated News final Saturday in a message.
(“Everyone knows I played in Thailand in 2018, that was my second team after Mono. I’m surprised why I’m being involved in this issue.”)
Marcial had beforehand stated that they’ll conduct an investigation into the matter.
—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
