Details of soccer referee investigation released to public

Beijing - China disclosed the details on Wednesday of corruption cases against three former Chinese soccer referees, including Lu Jun, who has been called China's best soccer referee in the past.

The three soccer referees, Lu Jun, Huang Junjie and Zhou Weixin, were arrested on charges of bribe taking last year.

Investigators suspect that Zhang Jianqiang, a former official with the China Football Association, asked Lu Jun to favor the Shanghai Shenhua team in its Nov 9, 2003, match against Shanghai International. They think Zhang promised that payments would go to Lu Jun and other referees if Shanghai Shenhua was victorious.