‘Disturbing’ lack of accountability at FAM, says C4

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The anti-graft watchdog says FAM’s leadership has yet to take any accountability for the biggest scandal in Malaysian football.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/10/24/disturbing-lack-of-accountability-at-fam-says-c4  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews

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00:00An anti-graft agency says the Football Association of Malaysia showed a disturbing lack of accountability

00:07in handling the scandal involving falsified documents.

00:11FIFA found that contrary to FAM's claims, the grandparents of seven naturalized players

00:16were born in Spain, Argentina, Brazil and the Netherlands, not Malaysia.

00:21The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism criticized FAM for blaming a technical error

00:26on administrative staff, suspending General Secretary Noor Azman Rahman and forming an

00:31unnamed independent committee nearly a month later.

00:35It said FAM had been disturbingly opaque, refusing to confirm whether proper documentation existed

00:40while hiding behind the Official Secrets Act in 1972 and the Passport Act in 1966.

00:47CIFOR demanded full accountability and questioned the identity of the agent involved, the nature

00:51of the falsified documents, and whether Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail approved

00:56the disputed citizenships.

00:58The NGO also raised doubts about why only Noor Azman was punished and about the independence

01:03and transparency of FAM's investigation committee.

01:06Last month, FIFA imposed a 1.9 million ringgit fine on FAM as well as an 11,000 ringgit fine

01:13and 12-month suspension for each player.

01:16Dhanush Rajareza, FMT

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