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Kuwait sports authority dissolves football Assoc., Olympic committee

KUWAIT, Aug 25 (KUNA) -- The Public Authority for Sports (PAS) has decided to dissolve the Kuwait Football Association and the Kuwaiti Olympic Committee, assigning two interim commissions -- alluding the measure to financial irregularities.

Hmoud Flaiteh, PAS deputy general director, affirmed in an official statement that the board took the decisions at its today's meeting; chaired by Information Minister and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Humoud Al-Sabah.
The assigned temporary commissions will take all necessary measures to effect the decisions, he said.
Flaiteh added that according to the decisions, the two interim commissions will represent the State of Kuwait at the local and external sports levels. Moreovr, they will take all necessary action to tackle all irregularties done by the two dismissed boards.
The two commissions are also entitled to take legal procedures against the illegal activities in a manner that will safeguard public funds.

The assigned committee that would take over jurisdictions of the football Association board will serve for six months. It will be tasked with representing Kuwait in local and external soccer tournaments.
Flaiteh indicated that the decisions were taken after the two boards refused to cooperate to tackle the irregularities, adding that the commission to be charged with soccer affairs will be chaired by Fawaz Al-Hasawi.
For his part, Minister Sheikh Salman confirmed dissolving the Olympic Committee board and assigning an interim one with a 6-month mandate, to be chaired by Sheikh Fahad Jaber Al-Ali. (end) tib.rk