Earlier this week, it became known that the Swedish Football Association has suspended two elite referees, one has been convicted of sexual offenses while the other is suspected of money laundering. In the case of the suspected referee, the person has now been requested to be detained, writes Fotbollskanalen. - I have sent in an arrest petition and it has been done for two people today. Arrest hearings will be held tomorrow, prosecutor Martin Elofsson says.
Stefan Johannesson, head referee at SvFF, spoke yesterday for SVT Sport:
- This is just tragic.
Both of these cases are tragic.
It is easy to point the finger and say that their actions are reprehensible, but one must remember that these are people.
It is not known what tragedies have taken place, he said.
None of the referees are currently judging any matches.