By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Three people who have been affected by match fixing allegations have complained the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) to the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCS) on Tuesday.
The three people: Alhaji Nasiru Othman, Abdul Kei Nassieu and Rodney Michael used a meeting with officials of the Commission to explain how the FA had treated them regarding the allegations and the investigation.
Investigations for the match fixing allegations, which were first made in 2014, has dragged on for six years, with no clarity on who is responsible for the investigation.
All 16 members have been suspended as members of the SLFA for the last five years.
A notice sent out by the FA last week, announced the approval from FIFA for local judicial bodies to handle the investigation.
One of the aggrieved members, Rodney Michael, told Politico on Tuesday that the commission promised them a fair hearing on the issue.
“The commission said they will now talk to the SLFA to get their own side,” Michael said.
Politico contacted the Commission for an official comment on the visit, but they couldn’t get back to us in time.
Under their procedures, the Commission is supposed to get back to the aggrieved party within two weeks of their official complaint.
The SLFA and part of its membership are in a bitter stand-off over how the Kenema congress was conducted just over three weeks ago.
There are mooted talks about a possible legal action in the coming days.
Michael said the move to visit the Human Rights Commission is not connected to the possible action that might be taken in the future about the congress.
“This visit is purely on the suspension,” he said.
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