Cyprus' top sports official on Thursday urged lawmakers to pass legislation enabling authorities to wiretap suspects' telephones and access bank accounts in the fight against match-fixing. Cleanthis Georgiades, president of Cyprus Sports Organization, said that those involved in match-fixing are ''extremely dangerous'' people, with huge financial interests at stake. Earlier this week, the Cyprus Football Association vowed to impose severe penalties on clubs suspected of match-fixing after UEFA ranked the country's championship to be among the worst offenders in Europe.
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