KUALA LUMPUR: The International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) has terminated the membership of the Singapore Sepaktakraw Federation (PERSES).
ISTAF said the decision was made at their executive committee meeting here on November 4, following misconduct among the leadership of PERSES.
"Earlier, the Asian Sepaktakraw Federation (ASTAF) had suspended PERSES president Mohd Nasri Haron for 12 years and PERSES secretary-general Zahid Abdul Aziz for seven years, besides suspending the federation until further notice.
"The suspensions were made after undergoing disciplinary proceedings under ASTAF, which found serious violations of the rules," ISTAF revealed in a statement today (November 28).
ISTAF said PERSES had also been told to ensure Mohd Nasri and Zahid vacate their offices within 90 days, in addition to being banned from being involved in any management or PERSES activities.
However, they continued to be involved in the federation's activities, including the annual general meeting on October 14 and this clearly contravened the suspension imposed by ASTAF.
"Their actions clearly violated several articles in PERSES' constitution, thus affecting its integrity and governance standards," said ISTAF. — Bernama
