Tunisian midfielder and international Fabien Camus was released on bail on Friday. He had been detained since Wednesday after being charged with corruption.
Tunisian international midfielder Fabien Camus, charged and detained on Wednesday in the massive anti-corruption investigation that undermines Belgian football, was released on Friday under conditions, a court source said.
The council chamber of Tongeren (north-east) "decided to release him on bail and under conditions," the source told AFP, without giving details.
The federal prosecutor can still appeal this decision, which he had not yet decided Friday evening. Aged 33, Fabien Camus has dual French-Tunisian nationality. He played for Olympique Marseille in the early 2000s, then for Charleroi, Genk, Troyes or Evian.
Currently without a club, he played between January and July 2018 at FC Malines, the Flemish club that is at the heart of the scandal.
Investigators suspect that two matches played in March 2018, related to his efforts against relegation, have been arranged to his benefit, although Mechelen has finally failed to stay in Jupiler Pro League, the first Belgian division.
Suspected of "involvement in a criminal organization and money laundering" , Fabien Camus was placed under arrest warrant Wednesday.
He is the first player to have been remanded since the October 10th scandal of match-fixing and transfer fraud.
Eight other suspects have been arrested in connection with an investigation by an investigating judge in the northeastern province of Limburg under the federal prosecutor's office, responsible for organized crime. have been charged with bribery and / or money laundering and involvement in a criminal organization.
They include club leaders, player agents (including influential Mogi Bayat and Dejan Veljkovic), two referees and coaches from Brugge and Lokeren.