DOHA: A special committee formed by Qatar Football Association (QFA)
has investigated claims of corruption on social medium 'Twitter' by Mr
Ahmed Mubarak Al Shafi.
Two special meetings were convened by the six-member committee and a
number of key points were raised.
Mr Ahmed Mubarak Al Shafi's allegations of match-fixing during the
last round of the Qatar Stars League (QSL) season were also debated
extensively by the special QFA committee.
The first meeting of the committee was held on May 1, 2014, when it
was decided to inform Mr Ahmed Mubarak Al Shafi the reasons for the
formation of the interim QFA committee.
Mr Ahmed Mubarak Al Shafi was asked to provide evidence on his
allegations of malpractice during any football game played on Qatar
soil.
In the second meeting, it was decided to inform Mr Ahmed Mubarak Al
Shafi to bring in his lawyer and prepare a draft of his allegations
after Mr Ahmed Mubarak Al Shafi had asked the chairman of the QFA's
interim committee on the mechanism of the inquiry.
Mr Ahmed Mubarak Al Shafi was also urged to bring 'evidence' on his claims.
After being informed on the mechanism, Mr Ahmed Mubarak Al Shafi
refused to turn up for the key meeting with QFA's interim committee
investigating the claims of corruption.
Mr Ahmed Mubarak Al Shafi informed of his inability to attend the
second meeting via a text to one of the members of the QFA committee.
The QFA's committee concluded that Mr Ahmed Mubarak Al Shafi did not
cooperate in any way to complete the investigations on Mr Ahmed
Mubarak Al Shafi's claims of corruption.
The QFA's committee also concluded that there was no grounds on which
Mr Ahmed Mubarak Al Shafi's allegations of corruption could be be
deemed true.
The committee has submitted a detailed report to QFA on the matter.
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