Release AFC’s audit report in full, MP urges FAM

 Ramkarpal Singh says the public has every right to know the extent of the 'rot' in FAM following findings partially revealed by AFC at FAM's extraordinary congress on Thursday.

The public has a right to know the full details of an audit report which is believed to have revealed that FAM’s decision-making power seemed to be focussed on certain figures. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA:

An MP has urged the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) to make public the full audit report by the Asian Football Confederation which he said had flagged the “sick” state of the national football association.

Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh of DAP says only part of the audit report was presented by AFC at FAM’s extraordinary congress on Thursday.

The public has every right to know the extent of the “rot” in FAM, he said. Failure to make the full findings public was likely to give rise to “an adverse inference against FAM” and invite speculation that more damning findings may be contained in the report.

Ramkarpal said he would bring up the issue in the Dewan Rakyat at its meeting later this month.

The audit report, prepared by AFC deputy secretary-general Vahid Kardany highlighted issues involving governance, accountability, and organisational management in FAM, Harian Metro reported. The report found that the administrative structure established in the organisation had not been officially approved by its executive committee.

The report also found that decision-making power seemed to be focussed on certain figures, bypassing formal mandates and channels. It also said several critical functions depended heavily on certain people rather than the systems, posing major risks to the continuity of FAM’s operations.

AFC also said there was a dependence on certain persons to “store institutional knowledge and organisational culture”, discouraging staff members from reporting issues. - FMT