Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Singapore: Mr Orlando Marques Henriques Mendes, the team manager of the Federação Futebol Timor-Leste U-23 national team, has been provisionally suspended from all football-related activity.
The Acting Chairman of the AFC Disciplinary Committee made the decision based on Article 129 of the AFC Disciplinary Code 2015 and the provisional ban is valid for a period of thirty (30) days, pending a final decision in the matter.
The suspension follows the receipt of a report from the Singapore SEA Games Organising Committee informing the AFC Disciplinary Committee that the Singapore Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau had detained and charged Mr Mendes pursuant to the Prevention of Corruption Act (Singapore) for activities relating to match manipulation.
The AFC has opened disciplinary proceedings against Mr Mendes for alleged violations of Articles 21 (bribery) and 25 (integrity of matches and competitions) of the AFC Code of Ethics, and Articles 62 (corruption) and 69 (unlawfully influencing match results) of the AFC Disciplinary Code.
The provisional suspension may be extended once for a further twenty (20) days.