KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — A fugitive Malaysian Super League football referee, who fled Singapore after he was charged with match-fixing about a year ago, is causing a stir in the island republic.

An investigation by Singapore’s The New Paper found Shokri Nor, a policeman under suspension, living a normal life in Kedah.

The paper observed Shokri — accused of conspiring to fix the match between Lions XII and Sarawak in July last year — over three days earlier this month.

When approached on July 3, the paper reported Shokri, 48, was unhappy with the intrusion and went back into his house, leaving the reporter standing outside.

Questions are being raised as to how he left Singapore as the court had impounded his international passport after he was charged.

A warrant of arrest was issued last August after he failed to show up for a pre-trial conference.

Acting on a tip-off, The New Paper tracked Shokri in a housing estate near Sungai Petani.

The reporter saw Shokri taking out the trash, chatting with neighbours, sweeping the floor of his semi-detached house, cleaning his car before he headed to a bridal and wedding decoration business apparently owned by his wife.

Federal police Criminal Investigation Department director Deputy Commissioner Datuk Abdul Hadi Ho yesterday told The Malay Mail there has been no request by Singapore police to extradite Shokri.

Bukit Aman Anti-Vice, Gambling and Secret Societies Division (D7) principal assistant director Datuk Abdul Jalil Hassan said: “We’ve confirmed with Interpol and there has not been any request from Singapore (to arrest Shokri).”

Jalil is also part of a integrity committee set up by the FA of Malaysia and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) monitoring match-fixing in the country.

He said: “We are monitoring his movements, including his daily activities at his house in Sungai Petani and in Kulim.

“He is still holding his police identification card but he is suspended from the force at the moment.”

It is learnt that former Malaysian footballer Thanasegar S. Sinnaiah, who was also charged with corruption in Singapore, has fled the republic and his whereabouts are unknown. His passport was also impounded.

“We have no information on Thanasegar,” said Jalil.

Thanasegar was accused of helping Shokri meet Singaporean A. Selvarajan Letchuman to fix the Lions XII-Sarawak match in Penang on May 19.