Match-fixer arrested again

SINGAPORE - A Singaporean accused of leading the world's largest football match-fixing syndicate was rearrested in the city-state on Tuesday about a week after he was freed by the country's highest court, police said.

Businessman Dan Tan, who was arrested in September 2013 but never tried, was released on November 25 after the Court of Appeal ruled that it was "unlawful" to keep him detained because he did not pose a danger to public safety.

But on Tuesday, police said they had rearrested Tan, also known as Tan Seet Eng, "for investigations into suspected involvement in criminal activities".

"Investigations are on-going," police said in a brief statement without giving further details.

Tan's earlier release was criticised by football's world governing body FIFA and other analysts as a blow to efforts to rid the global sport of corruption.