Malaysia Athletics deputy president, Datuk Fadzil A. Bakar, received a show-cause letter from the national body yesterday following his comments to the media alleging misappropriation of funds in the organisation.
Fadzil replied to the show-cause letter the same day, justifying his comments.
It is understood that Fadzil has been hauled up to explain himself at an emergency council meeting at Wisma OCM in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon.
Fadzil had last week told Twentytwo13 that a special committee was set up on July 29, 2024, to “review the expenses for the Malam Anugerah Olahraga Malaysia 2024 (Awards Night)”.
The committee wanted to know why a member had asked to be reimbursed RM18,610 as payment for the venue when a sponsor had already paid the hotel, located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, in full.
The committee also said the member did not follow the “laws and regulations made under Rule 18, Clause 11”, which states that all financial activities require approval from the finance committee.
He added that the committee recommended the council member face the disciplinary board and explain the expenses, but “the president ignored it”.
Malaysia Athletics president, Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim, on Feb 25 denied allegations of misappropriation of funds within the national body.
Shahidan also said that he was the one who stopped the payment to the council member, as he wanted to ensure there was no issue with the claims.
