KUALA LUMPUR — The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) have denied allegations made by Paralympic Council of Malaysia (PCM) president Datuk Seri Megat D Shahriman Zaharudin that the association accepted bribes to nominate Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail for the PCM presidency for the 2025–2029 term last month.
BAM secretary-general Datuk Kenny Goh dismissed the accusations as baseless, asserting that BAM were not among the associations challenging the legitimacy of the PCM annual general meeting (AGM).
“I wasn’t even aware of such allegations. I haven’t read any news about it, but there is absolutely no truth to it.
“Why would BAM accept bribes? I believe this is a very unreasonable accusation,” Kenny told reporters at the Akademi Badminton Malaysia (ABM) in Bukit Kiara today.
The controversy arose after media reports revealed that Shapawi, the former National Sports Council (NSC) director-general, had filed a police report against Megat for linking him to bribery ahead of the PCM AGM last month.
Shapawi stated that the allegations tarnished his reputation and credibility, prompting him to take legal steps to clear his name.
He further claimed that the report lodged by Megat with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) a day before the AGM on December 15 was false, as he had not received any official communication from MACC to date.
Megat had accused Shapawi and NSC Paralympic Division director Mohd Sofian Hamzah of offering bribes to BAM in exchange for nominating Shapawi for the PCM presidency. — January 3, 2025