"I have just signed (the decree for lifting of the suspension). (With this) I withdraw the letter that I had earlier issued," Nahrawi said.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Youth and Sports Affairs Minister Imam Nahrawi has lifted his decree number 01307 that had temporarily suspended the activities of the All-Indonesian Football Association (PSSI).
"I have just signed (the decree for lifting of the suspension). (With this) I withdraw the letter that I had earlier issued," he said here on Tuesday night.
The minister said he lifted the sanction to respect the Supreme Courts (MA) decision which rejected the appeal filed by the Youth and Sports Affairs Ministry relating to the PSSIs lawsuit against decree No. 01307 and FIFA.
"We have learnt that there is a great deal of commitment to improve the affairs of soccer in Indonesia, a game supervised by FIFA," he pointed out.
The Youth and Sports Ministry had imposed the sanction because the PSSI had allegedly failed to respond to the letters of warning issued by the ministry after the Indonesian Professional Sports Agency, BOPI, did not allow two problematic soccer clubs, Persebaya Surabaya and Arema Indonesia, to participate in the Indonesia Super League (ISL) competition.
The PSSI held its extraordinary congress in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya on Saturday, April 18, 2015, after the Youth and Sports Affairs Minister Imam Nachrowi temporarily suspended the countrys soccer association.
In the extraordinary congress, La Nyalla Mattalitti was elected General Chairman while Erwin Dwi Budiawan and Hinca Panjaitan were elected as Vice General Chairpersons.
Since then, PSSI could no longer organize the football affairs in the country.
However, the government later established a transitional team which was set to take over the tasks of the suspended All-Indonesian Football Association.(*)
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