Motorsport body suspends president
Monday, May 29, 2023 | 250 Views |
SUSPENDED: Botswana Motor Sport (BMS) president, Simon Modisaemang
Modisaemang had just returned to the BMS top seat earlier this year and previously had troubled tenures. This publication has been informed that Modisaemang had demanded an apology for an alleged defamation by the association against himself.
The administrator is said have been accused by the BMS leadership of using administrative funds for personal use in 2016. This resulted in the motorsport office in the country getting suspended by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) after internal bickering and failure to pay the affiliation licence fees.
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