Referees accused of biased judging

Referees accused of biased judging

JAKARTA (JP): Four pencak silat referees from Malaysia, Brunei
Darussalam and the Philippines have been accused of making unfair
decisions during the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games two weeks
ago, an Indonesian official said on Tuesday.

Their sanctions will be decided by the disciplinary committee
of the Asia Pacific Pencak Silat Federation in its meeting here
next month.

Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (IPSI) executive director
Oyong Kramayudha said the committee could impose a life ban from
refereeing the sport or suspension.

Oyong said Indonesian fighters Haris Nugroho and Rony
Syaifullah lost their bouts in the Games due to unfair decisions.
(yan)