Saturday May 7, 2005
KUALA LUMPUR: The troubled Malaysian Taekwondo Association (MTA) was de-registered by the Sports Commissioner yesterday – on the eve of the sport's national championships.
Sports Commissioner Tan Sri Elyas Omar said the decision to de-register the association was made because the national body for taekwondo had become a “hindrance” to the development of the sport in the country.
He said MTA had 30 days from yesterday to appeal against the decision to the Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Azalina Othman Said.
“After considering all the facts and the implications for the sport, I have no choice but to de-register MTA according to Section 20 (1) (e) of the Sports Development Act 1997,” he told reporters at a press conference in his office at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil.
Under the law, the Sports Commissioner may revoke or suspend the registration of a sports body if the Commissioner is satisfied that the sports body is hindering the development of the particular sport and it is in the public interest to revoke or suspend its registration.
MTA is a national body affiliated to the Seoul-based World Taekwondo Federation (WTF).
Elyas also distributed to the reporters photocopies of the 13-page MTA deregistration report and the reasons for the de-registration.
He said the trouble started last year and involved MTA affiliated members – 17 full members and 49 associate members – because the associate members did not have voting rights.
“The associate members tried to fight for their rights by forming 'associate clubs of MTA' and 'associate clubs committee'.
“MTA responded by firing the club's founder. Following this, MTA president (Tan Sri Mohd Ghazali Seth) and his deputy (Datuk Mohd Nazim Abdul Razak) stepped down last November,” he said.
The championships, meanwhile, will go on with a state body taking over the organisation. The weighing-in for the various weight categories was held yesterday.
Source from http://www.thestar.com.my
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