KUALA LUMPUR: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) will continue to cooperate with the police, and hopes that the investigation will clear its name soon.
A poison-pen letter on the eve of the national body's annual congress on April 1 alleged bribery, fraud, and mishandling of funds. This has led to investigations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the police.
Earlier this month, the MACC cleared FAM of any foul play following its investigation. The police probe is still ongoing.
It is learnt that former and current staff of FAM, some who were named in the poison-pen letter, were summoned to Bukit Aman and questioned about the contents of the letter and the goings-on at Wisma FAM.
FAM secretary-general Datuk Noor Azman Rahman said today they have nothing to hide and have always been open to investigations by the authorities.
"The police investigation has been on several things, including the recent incidents (violence against several players) as well as the allegations in the poison-pen letter," said Azman.
"All the staff have been cooperating with the authorities' investigation. There are no issues as far as we are concerned because we have always been open to investigation.
"We really hope this matter ends soon. The MACC has done their investigation, and we are glad to be cleared of any wrongdoing. We hope the police can also clear our name."
Azman added that closure on the allegations will enable FAM to focus on its tasks.
FAM is in the midst of preparing the national teams for several assignments this year, including the World Cup qualifiers against Kyrgyzstan and Taiwan.
"It's a bit sad that people can make reckless, unsubstantiated allegations. It's time-consuming to clear the allegations, and I feel we should be more focused on much more important things.
"We really hope the investigations will be completed soon so we can focus on managing our football," said Azman.