THE Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) will lodge a police report in the coming days to enable a full investigation into the forgery of documents involving Harimau Malaya heritage players, following recommendations by an independent inquiry panel.
Acting FAM president Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mahadi said the move was necessary to allow authorities to identify the individuals behind the falsification of documents that were submitted to FIFA.
“I think that is clearly stated in the report, which strongly emphasises that we should lodge a police report to give the police room to conduct a full investigation into this case.
“Certainly we will do it in the near future, possibly within the next one or two days we will make the police report.
“We will report that there was forgery involving documents submitted to FIFA. We want the police to investigate how this forgery could have occurred or who was responsible for it, as recommended by the IIC,” he said at a press conference on Monday.
His remarks followed the completion of an investigation by the Independent Inquiry Committee, chaired by former chief justice Tun Md Raus Sharif, into the controversy surrounding seven heritage players linked to the national team.
The committee, after concluding a detailed probe and presenting a 59-page report, recommended that FAM immediately file a police report after it was unable to conclusively determine who had falsified the documents.
According to the findings, the inquiry faced several key obstacles, including the lack of cooperation from a public notary and the inability to trace the agents representing the seven players, despite reasonable efforts being made.
In addition to the police report, the committee also advised FAM to take swift internal measures, including disciplinary action against parties found to be negligent and implementing administrative and structural reforms within the association to prevent similar incidents in the future. - December 22, 2025
