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I don’t have a copy of the findings, says Shahidan

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Athletic Union (MAU) president Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim has clarified that he does not have the findings of the inquiry into former deputy president Datuk Karim Ibrahim’s alleged involvement in two doping cases.

Shahidan, the former mentri besar of Perlis, said “I handed over the report to MAU lawyer Thalia Rohaina Abdul Latiff on Sunday during the annual general meeting (AGM)”.

“I gave the report to Thalia to study as I wanted her feedback of the findings. However, I failed to retain the MAU president’s post ... so the report is still with her,” said Shahidan, who lost by two votes to Datuk Zainal Abidin Ahmad.

An inquiry committee, headed by retired judge Tan Sri V.C. George, was set up to investigate Karim’s involvement in two doping cases.

The inquiry committee handed three copies of the findings – one each to Shahidan, Karim and also Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tunku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Ja’afar – last Thursday.
National Sports Council (NSC) director general Datuk Zolkples Embong had, on Monday, asked the MAU to make the report public.

Zolkples said that the report must be given to Zainal, the new president, and his team of elected officials to reveal the contents of the report.

The newly-elected MAU officials are expected to reveal the findings of the report during their first council meeting soon.



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