FAS supports FAM's decision to hand life bans for match-fixing

The Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) fully supports the decision of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) to ban players and officials for life from any football activity, if found guilty of involvement in match-fixing.

FAS president Datuk Posa Majais said the association also agreed with FAM''s decision to give full access to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to conduct investigations on all state football associations and clubs.

"We support the efforts of the MACC in combating all forms of corruption and abuse of power, especially in the country''s football industry,'' he said at FAS' Corruption-Free Pledge signing ceremony, here, today.

The pledge taken by FAS officials and football players was witnessed by Sarawak MACC director Datuk Badrul Shah Norman.

Posa said he hoped the MACC and FAS would be able to work together to ensure there was no corruption, match-fixing and abuse of power in the sport, especially in Sarawak.

He said FAS believed that the pledge was an indicator that the association would produce players of quality and integrity.

"FAS also hopes this initiative can convince the people and football fans in Sarawak (that FAS is committed to fighting corruption) and I am proud that FAS is the first sports association in Sarawak to have taken up the challenge to cooperate with the MACC and implement the Corruption-Free Pledge," he added. - BERNAMA