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Mana surat saya?

KESATUAN Olahraga Malaysia (KOM) sehingga semalam masih belum menghantar surat penggantungan rasmi kepada bekas Timbalan Presiden badan induk itu, Datuk Karim Ibrahim.
Perkara itu didedahkan sendiri oleh Karim yang telah dikenakan penggantungan selama enam tahun oleh KOM berkuat kuasa 11 Oktober lalu.

Karim berkata, beliau tidak boleh mengambil sebarang tindakan lanjut sekiranya masih belum menerima surat penggantungan rasmi daripada badan induk sukan olahraga negara itu.
“Sehingga hari ini (semalam) saya hanya tahu saya digantung oleh KOM menerusi laporan akhbar.
“Jika KOM pandai untuk mengambil tindakan kepada saya, mereka juga sepatutnya pandai untuk menulis surat rasmi bagi memaklumkan mengenai perkara itu kepada saya. Saya tidak tahu apa masalah mereka sebenarnya.

“Disebabkan saya masih belum menerima surat rasmi lagi, saya tidak boleh mengambil sebarang tindakan.
“Peguam saya ada memberitahu saya bahawa saya perlu menunggu surat rasmi dahulu,” kata Karim ketika dihubungi Kosmo! semalam.

Menurut Karim, sebaik menerima surat rasmi daripada KOM, beliau akan mengadakan satu sidang akhbar khas bagi mengulas berhubung tindakan yang dikenakan terhadap dirinya itu.

“Apabila saya sudah mendapat surat itu nanti, saya pasti akan mengadakan sidang akhbar dan mendedahkan lebih banyak lagi salah laku serta penyelewengan yang berlaku dalam KOM,” tegas Karim.

KOM telah membuat keputusan untuk menggantung Karim selama enam tahun selepas mendapati beliau bersalah berdasarkan laporan yang diterima badan induk itu daripada jawatankuasa siasatan yang menjalankan siasatan pada Jun dan Julai lalu.

Jawatankuasa tersebut diketuai oleh bekas Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan, Tan Sri V. C. George.
Mereka menjalankan siasatan terhadap petisyen setebal 23 muka surat yang bertajuk ‘Laporan Jurulatih dan Atlet Olahraga Kebangsaan’ kepada bekas Presiden KOM, Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim pada 13 Februari lalu.

Sementara itu, pemangku Pengurus Besar KOM, Anthony Samy Silvarajoo yang diminta mengulas mengenai masalah tersebut mengakui bahawa masih belum menghantar surat rasmi kepada Karim walaupun ia sudah disiapkan.



Oleh HELMI TALKAH
helmi.talkah@kosmo.com.my

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