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FIFA has no authority to adjudicate official documents; a former judge believes it violates Malaysian judicial authority

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  FIFA has sanctioned the Football Association of Malaysia and seven foreign players, but former Court of Appeal judge Hamid Sudan pointed out that FIFA's move constitutes an error of judicial jurisdiction and infringes on the power of the Malaysian courts.  Hamid Surdan explained to Malaysiakini that Article 22 of the disciplinary code cited by FIFA actually only applies to cases of forgery or alteration of documents, not to documents officially issued by an official body. “I believe that Section 22 does not apply to valid documents issued by the Malaysian government or its agencies, or documents issued even if they contain errors.”  “Arbitration tribunals or commissions can refuse to accept birth certificates, but they do not have the power to determine that these government-issued documents are forged or fraudulent.” "Therefore, Article 22 cannot grant FIFA the authority to determine whether an official document issued by a government is a forgery, even if there are pr...
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Approval to Demolish Shah Alam Stadium Given Under Strange Circumstances

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Publicly unpopular project taking more twists and turns Murray Hunter The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) has finally issued a demolition notice (Kelulusan Merancang) for the Shah Alam Stadium, after a delay of several months. Most strangely, the demolition notice has been issued without any appointment of a project developer, project consultant or building contractor. The notice issued on Christmas day, leaves many questions that need answers. Clandestine Constitutional Crisis According to a senior state government officer the local government order was given without any discussion within the State Assembly, executive council, or even the state legal advisor. Further, the senior state government officer said the Shah Alam City Mayor was under pressure from the palace to issue the demolition order. Local adjoining communities are against the project, as well as many state civil servants. The state bureaucracy has been very slow to progress this project, thus hindering...
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