Within the wake of Ben Sulayem having been cleared of wrongdoing in an investigation referring to allegations of interference in two System 1 races final yr, a number of member golf equipment have issued a strongly-worded letter of help backing him.
Clearly designed to quell any discuss of an inner transfer towards Ben Sulayem within the quick time period, a letter signed by greater than 30 representatives of FIA member golf equipment and sports activities federations from the Americas has proven emphatic help for him.
And there’s a clear message that they’re sad about current allegations made towards Ben Sulayem, who was investigated after a whistleblower steered he had interfered with a stewards’ determination ultimately yr’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and likewise overstepped the mark in signing off the protection certificates of the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Within the letter, printed on the FIA web site, the golf equipment state that they “suggest that the FIA provoke authorized motion towards those that, with out trigger, slander the FIA and its management.”
This comes after the golf equipment felt that varied studies of the scenario surrounding Ben Sulayem have been intentionally geared toward attempting to harm the FIA.
The golf equipment acknowledged: “That accusations of impropriety and unethical practices propagated by some members of the print and digital media have been supposed for the only objective of inflicting hurt to the FIA and its management, notably the President.”
The golf equipment additionally absolutely endorse the findings of the FIA, which cleared Ben Sulayem of performing improperly following a 30-day investigation by the FIA Compliance officer and its six-person Ethics Committee that included interviews with 11 witnesses.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President, FIA
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The letter mentioned that: “The decision of the Ethics Committee ratifies that the President of the FIA, Mr. Mohammed Ben Sulayem, acted honourably, transparently and independently.
“That the number of the FIA President is enshrined within the FIA Statutes and is the only purview of its voting members and isn’t impacted by these from exterior the group who try, for their very own self-interest, to intervene.”
It added: “We recommend and ratify our vote of confidence in help of Mr. Mohammed Ben Sulayem, for his stewardship of the FIA and his progress to fulfilling his dedication to remodel the FIA in an moral and clear method with a purpose to higher serve its members.”
The letter is signed by 34 member golf equipment and sports activities federations of the Americas, together with representatives of Colombia, Canada, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, Guatemala, Uruguay, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Chile, Belize, Paraguay, Honduras, Argentina, Chile, El Salvador, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Haiti, Jamaica, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Antigua.
The listing additionally apparently contains the signature of Fabiana Ecclestone, the vice chairman of South America for Sports activities who can also be spouse of former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
She has emerged as a possible future presidential candidate, and probably as early as the following election in 2025 relying on whether or not or not Ben Sulayem opts to hunt a mandate for a second time period in cost.
