Top AFC official suspended
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THE Asian Football Confederation suspended its general secretary Alex Soosay yesterday following allegations he asked another official to hide some documents during a corruption probe.
The AFC released a brief statement saying the Malaysian had been suspended while it investigates media claims relating to a case dating back three years.
“Asian Football Confederation General Secretary Dato’ Alex Soosay was today suspended by the AFC following media allegations which have recently surfaced concerning a case in 2012,” it said.
The AFC said deputy general secretary Windsor John would replace Soosay on an interim basis.
Soosay was accused by a Malaysian newspaper of ordering some documents to be hidden during a review of AFC practices under former president Mohamed bin Hammam, who was later banned for life by FIFA for corruption.
Soosay has denied any wrongdoing and said earlier that he believed the case was closed. But the AFC said yesterday that he had been suspended after it had seen and verified a video that was part of the investigation.
“A video statement conducted as part of a FIFA investigation was passed to media recently and the AFC has now been able to verify its authenticity,” it said.
The allegations first surfaced last month when the Malay Mail published a report claiming Soosay had asked another AFC official to “protect me”. The daily said the official was AFC financial director Bryan Kuan Wee Hoong.
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