Former S-League coach jailed for accepting bribes

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Former S-League coach jailed for accepting bribes

Published on Mar 22, 2013

Former S-League coach Kunju Jamaludeen was sentenced to three months in jail and ordered to pay a penalty of $4,000 on Friday afternoon for accepting and planning to accept bribes of more than $35,500. --ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

By Jalelah Abu Baker

A former S-League coach was sentenced to three months in jail and ordered to pay a penalty of $4,000 on Friday afternoon for accepting and planning to accept bribes of more than $35,500.

Kunju Jamaludeen, 56, faced nine counts of corruption for assisting trainees to pass a coaching certification course, but the prosecution proceeded on four. The rest were taken into consideration.

He committed the acts between February and June 2011, when he appointed by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) to conduct the Asian Football Federation 'C' Certificate Coaching Course.

He borrowed a total of $5,000 from four trainees in his coaching course, and attempted to borrow more than $30,000 from five others.

He said he needed the money for a Mongolia trip to negotiate a coaching contract, for a flat, and for his ill grandson. Kunju, in pleading for leniency, said he was remorseful and apologised for bringing a bad name to FAS.

 

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Former S.League coach Kunju Jamaludeen facing corruption charges

Oct 5, 2012 11:30:00 AM

The former Sarawak coach and Asian Football Confederation instructor has been hauled to court to face corruption charges.

By Khalis Rifhan

Former S.League coach Kunju Jamaludeen is facing nine charges of corruption for allegedly accepting bribes amounting to more than $35,500 during an AFC 'C' License course.

He is alleged to have committed the offence between February and June last year during his tenure as a coach with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and was brought to the courts on 26 June 2011

It was reported in the Malay newspaper Berita Harian that Jamaludeen was present at the Subordinate Courts for the hearing on October 4.

According to the charge sheet, four out of the nine charges involved Jamaludeen accepting bribe in the form of ‘loan’ from four individuals. In return, Jamaludeen was said to have assisted the four during the AFC ‘C’ license coaching course in 2011.

Jamaludeen was previously an assistant coach with Gombak United and was in charge of its Prime League squad in 2009. He was also the technical director of Singapore Soccer Academy.

Prior to the appointment, Jamaludeen was the head coach of Sarawak FA in the Malaysian League. During his short stint as the ‘Crocs’ coach, two of his players were suspended for suspicion of fixing a match.

If found guilty Jamaludeen could be fined up to $100,000, jailed a maximum of five years, or both.

The hearing will resume on October 18, 2012 at the subordinate court.

 

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Former S-League coach wanted $35,000 in 'loans'

By Chai Hung Yin
The New Paper
Tuesday, Oct 09, 2012

A former S-League coach is accused of accepting and planning to accept bribes in cash loans of more than $35,500.

Kunju Jamaludeen (right), 55, faces nine counts of corruption in helping nine people pass the tests for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 'C' Coaching Certificate Course 2011. He was then a trainer with the AFC.

Kunju, who coached S-League team Sinchi in 2004, was charged in court on June 26 this year and was back again on Thursday for a pre-trial conference.

Based on court papers, he allegedly accepted cash loans of $1,000 and $2,000 amounting to $5,000 from four people between March 1 and June 20 last year.

He allegedly attempted to get cash loans ranging from $500 to $20,000 totalling $30,500 from five people in February and June last year.

If convicted, for each charge, he could be fined up to $100,000 or jailed up to five years or both. The next pre-trial conference is on Oct 18.

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Ex-S League coach jailed for bribery
By Kimberly Spykerman | Posted: 22 March 2013 1704 hrs

SINGAPORE: A former S-League coach has been sentenced to three months' jail and ordered to pay a penalty of S$4,000 for accepting and attempting to take bribes.

These bribes were in the form of cash loans of between S$500 and S$20,000.

According to court documents, Kunju Jamaludeen accepted cash loans totalling S$5,000 from four trainees and attempted to get cash loans totalling more than S$30,000 from another five trainees.

He committed the offences between February and June 2011, when he was appointed by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) to conduct the Asian Football Confederation 'C' Certificate Coaching Course.

The 56-year-old faced nine counts of corruption for assisting trainees in passing the course.

The prosecution proceeded on four of the charges and took the rest into consideration.

Court documents also stated that Kunju would reveal information about the course test results to the trainees before proceeding to ask for a loan.

He would tell them that he needed the money to fly to Mongolia to negotiate a coaching contract, that his grandson was ill, or that he had problems getting a new house.

As a trainer, he was not supposed to reveal the results to the trainees before the official certificates were given out.

In court, Kunju said he was remorseful about what he had done, and apologised for "bringing a bad name" to the FAS.

District Judge Hamidah Ibrahim, in meting out the sentence, said Kunju's actions had put the "quality and integrity" of the certificates at risk.

- CNA/ck