Bin Hammam quits all posts but Velappan still guns for him
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December 19, 2012, Wednesday
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FORMER Asian football administrator Peter Velappan said yesterday that Mohamed bin Hammam should not escape punishment for alleged corruption despite resigning from all football-related positions and accepting a new life ban from FIFA.
Bin Hammam, a FIFA executive committee member from Qatar who challenged incumbent Sepp Blatter for the presidency last year, gave up his long-running dispute with FIFA after being found guilty of violations of ethics code while heading the Asian Football Confederation.
Velappan, who was AFC general secretary from 1978 to 2007, said the AFC and FIFA should pursue investigations into alleged corruption and misappropriation of funds by bin Hammam.
"This is his Christmas gift. He has no other choice but to resign, but it doesn't mean that he should be let off the hook," Velappan said. "Fair play should not be just on the field but also off the field. If bin Hammam has breached fair play, he must be made accountable and be charged."
The AFC plans to elect a new president in April. Acting president Zhang Jilong of China is considered the front runner to take up the post.
FIFA said the 63-year-old bin Hammam sent a resignation letter to both FIFA and the AFC on Saturday.
FIFA handed bin Hammam a life ban last year but the ban was lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Bin Hammam has denied any wrongdoing.
Bin Hammam, a FIFA executive committee member from Qatar who challenged incumbent Sepp Blatter for the presidency last year, gave up his long-running dispute with FIFA after being found guilty of violations of ethics code while heading the Asian Football Confederation.
Velappan, who was AFC general secretary from 1978 to 2007, said the AFC and FIFA should pursue investigations into alleged corruption and misappropriation of funds by bin Hammam.
"This is his Christmas gift. He has no other choice but to resign, but it doesn't mean that he should be let off the hook," Velappan said. "Fair play should not be just on the field but also off the field. If bin Hammam has breached fair play, he must be made accountable and be charged."
The AFC plans to elect a new president in April. Acting president Zhang Jilong of China is considered the front runner to take up the post.
FIFA said the 63-year-old bin Hammam sent a resignation letter to both FIFA and the AFC on Saturday.
FIFA handed bin Hammam a life ban last year but the ban was lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Bin Hammam has denied any wrongdoing.
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