Panasia's punishment to be reviewed<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi)
\nchairman Sutiyoso said he would review the proposed sanction
\nagainst Bandung-based Panasia Indosyntec for refusing to appear
\non Dec. 5 in the final match to decide the third and fourth
\nplaces of the A Mild Kobatama national basketball league.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso said he would not bar Panasia from competing in the
\n2000 Kobatama for one year as earlier proposed by Perbasi
\nofficials in charge of Kobatama.<\/p>\n
"I will review the proposed sanction. It should aim at
\neducating the club, not end their existence. A one-year
\nsuspension is too long for a club which has national players."<\/p>\n
"Moreover, Panasia is a favorite club in Bandung," he said
\nafter meeting with 1999 Kobatama champion Mahaka Satria Muda (SM)
\nof Jakarta at his office on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Perbasi recommended that Panasia be barred from competing in
\nthe league for one year and be penalized a maximum Rp 10 million
\n(US$1,408).<\/p>\n
Panasia threatened to quit Kobatama after an incident on Dec.
\n4 when they played against SM in the semifinal match at the
\nSenayan indoor stadium.<\/p>\n
The incident followed a decision by referee Hadi Wasito to
\ngive an outball to Panasia, which was reversed after SM
\nprotested. Hadi altered his decision after a brief review with
\nmatch supervisor Setia Dharma Madjid, and decided on a jump ball.<\/p>\n
Panasia skipped the final match and was ranked fourth after
\nAspac of Jakarta. Should Panasia perform in the 2001 Kobatama,
\nthey would be ranked 10th.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso, a retired three-star general who is also the Jakarta
\ngovernor, said he had spoken to the two-time Kobatama champion.<\/p>\n
"I phoned the club owner and he was very surprised. I asked
\nhim to avoid making any decision while emotions were high. I
\nasked him to think clearly and to act properly so the club, which
\nhas been the pride of the West Java community, could continue to
\nexist," he said.<\/p>\n
"This is not a big problem, it's about a club's prestige. It's
\ncommon in a competition. A competition result might not satisfy
\nall competitors," he added.<\/p>\n
After a meeting with Perbasi executive director Sri Sudono
\nSumarto last week, Panasia's owner Awong Hidjaja decided that he
\nwould not dissolve the club.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso expressed hope that Panasia would perform in the
\nKobatama.<\/p>\n
"I think they want to come back. I received a positive respond
\nwhen I invited the club to compete again in Kobatama. As a
\nchairman, I will not be too rigid in applying the rules. But it's
\nimpossible for me to nullify the proposed sanction," he said.<\/p>\n
He also said he would improve the quality of national referees
\nthrough courses. "We will invite professional referees from
\noverseas to give brief courses."<\/p>\n
During a meeting with SM, Sutiyoso expressed hope that the
\nteam members could represent Jakarta in the 15th National Games
\n(PON) in Surabaya, East Java, next year.<\/p>\n
"I'm proud of Mahaka, which has improved Jakarta's basketball
\nin national sports. I want the best sports in Jakarta, basketball
\nand soccer, to win the overall title in PON," said Sutiyoso, also
\nchairman of Jakarta's soccer club Persija.<\/p>\n
He said he would help SM get their own stadium.<\/p>\n
"We will provide the land and they will build their own
\nstadium," he said, adding that he had offered the club sites
\neither in East or North Jakarta.(ivy)<\/p>",
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