MNCF president Datuk Amarjit Singh
PETALING JAYA: Former national road cyclist Nor Effandy Rosli has had his coaching license suspended after he was charged with committing physical sexual assault on an underage female cyclist last year.
The Malaysian National Cycling Federation’s (MNCF) disciplinary committee had decided to suspend the 58-year-old Effandy’s coaching license until the end of his trial.
Effandy was charged with committing the offence on a 15 years and nine months old girl, who was in a relationship of trust with him, at a bicycle store in Taman Desa Keramat in June last year.
MNCF president Datuk Amarjit Singh said Effandy was not a coach with the national team or any state team, but worked on that role in his own club.
Amarjit said the governing body have taken a balanced approach to protecting the other trainees under the supervision of Effandy by suspending his coaching license, while also upholding the legal principle that a person is innocent until proven guilty through the judicial process.
"I want to assure all parties that MNCF will not tolerate any license holder who is found to have violated national laws, the Safe Sport Code, or the UCI Code of Ethics - especially in cases involving athletes or underage trainees.
"MNCF will continue to monitor the case in the interest of all parties involved, particularly the female cyclist," said Amarjit.
Effandy had won the silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in the men’s elite road race event.
He was charged at the Ampang Sessions Court on Thursday (July 3), under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 and read together with Section 16(1) of the same law.
Effandy pleaded not guilty after the charge was read before Judge Norshila Kamaruddin, who also set a bail of RM8,000 for the accused under one surety.
Effandy is to surrender his passport to the court, report to a nearby police station once a month, and not harass or contact the victim in a way that could affect the progress of the case.
