Sarawak Cycling Association (SCA) president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah was shocked when he heard news on the investigation of cycling officials by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC).
He said he was in the dark about the investigation because as far as he was concerned, in terms of management of the association, it has been well managed and transparent in its affairs.
Abdul Karim, who is also the Youth and Sports Assistant Minister, was quoted by an a local English daily yesterday.
He was commenting on the MACC's action to raid the homes of two cycling officials here on Monday where they seized documents related to the organising of cycling events in Sukma.
A national daily reported that the raid was said to be part of an investigation following allegations that had gone viral on social media where the local cycling community posted pictures of shoddy props including a haphazardly erected start-and-finish gantry with scaffolding poles at the track events and voiced their outrage over the poor organisation of the cycling events.
On the BMX track in Bukit Siol, Abdul Karim disclosed that the association was entrusted to construct it, as well as the downhill MTB track and the cross-country MTB track.
"...I’m currently waiting for further details on what is not right," he said about the investigation.
It was reported that several Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) commissaries had made it known that the BMX track in Bukit Siol was not up to the required standard although constructed with a huge allocation from the state government.
The State MACC director Datuk Badrul Shah Norman was reported to have confirmed the investigation.
“An official statement will be forthcoming. MACC is doing their investigation in the event of any wrongdoing and I welcome that,” said Abdul Karim. -TheKuchingSportsNews
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