As a result of the recommendation of an arbitration committee set up by the Pakistan Olympic Association, the office bearers of the Pakistan Judo Federation has been suspended till the final outcome of the arbitration proceedings filed by Sindh Judo Association and the Punjab Judo Association.
It may be mentioned here that Sindh Judo Association had filed an arbitration before the Pakistan Olympic Association against the office-bearers of PJF on account of financial embezzlements, misuse of official powers and unconstitutional acts.
The Arbitration Committee held two meetings on May 26 and June 29 at Lahore. After hearing both the parties and on the basis of the available record, the committee came to the conclusion that their was a prima facie case.
Immediately on filing the arbitration by SJA, the President PJF had suspended the SJA and appointed an Ad hoc Committee for Sindh which he was not competent to do. The Committee Arbitration Committee in its meeting of May 26 had ordered that the position of all the parties in the arbitration will be as it stood on April 2 when the arbitration was filed.
