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The collective exit was necessary but accountability fails if the same hands still influence Malaysian football during an investigation.

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00:00An entire executive committee did not quit by accident.
00:05They say it's to let the Asian Football Confederation investigate.
00:10That matters, but stepping down is only step one.
00:15Here's why.
00:16Kifa found falsified paperwork tied to seven
00:20naturalized players.
00:21FAM was fined 350,000 Swiss francs.
00:25Players were suspended than given a temporary stay by the court of
00:30FAM.
00:30They were suspended by the court of arbitration for sport while the
00:32appeal runs.
00:33So the question is.
00:35It isn't just who left, it's how the mistakes happened in the first place.
00:40There is a risk now.
00:42If former officials keep roles at state FAs,
00:45clubs, or leagues, influence simply moves rooms.
00:48The problem is.
00:50The problem stays.
00:52Reform stalls.
00:54What must happen?
00:55Next.
00:56It's straightforward.
00:57First, a temporary cooling off.
01:00for everyone who resigned.
01:01No national roles and no state or club posts.
01:05While the EFC review runs.
01:07This is a protective measure.
01:09It keeps.
01:10the process clear it's not punishment before proof second
01:15make the review public publish the terms of reference name the review
01:20set a deadline release the findings and the documents that matter
01:25third follow the evidence if the review finds
01:29administration
01:30administrative failures fix the systems if it finds deliberate falsification
01:35pass the findings to prosecutors and to FIFA
01:40no quiet deals no selective summaries this is a short window
01:45to change how Malaysian football is run use it to build independent checks
01:50eligibility verification whistleblower protections transparent
01:55appointments or let it be a reset that only looks like a change
02:00either way the nation will watch
02:03read FAM
02:05mass resignations firewalls not farewells by Frankie D'Cruz on
02:10FMT for the full forensic breakdown and the reform checklist
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