By Christian Radnedge
The Qatar Football Association are close to launching an independent
court of arbitration for sport, according to their vice president.
Saud Al Mohannadi revealed last week that efforts to establish an
internationally recognised sports judicial body in Qatar have been going
on for the past three years.
Now, with the recent launch of a fully independent footballers union,
Al Mohannadi confirmed that the body was close to being established.
“In addition to various entities in and outside of Qatar, the Qatar
National Olympic Committee has lent its support since the early stages
of this project, this was demonstrated back in March when QFA and QNOC
confirmed the partnership between the two bodies”, he added.
The court will provide services in order to resolve legal disputes in
the field of sport through arbitration and mediation in accordance to
the rules and regulations of FIFA and other internationally recognised
bodies.
The body will be of particular use to players who may find themselves
in a similar situation as French footballer Zahir Belounis, who claimed
he was being kept a prisoner in the country following a pay dispute
with former club El Jaish.
Belounis was not granted an exit visa by the club, required by law in
Qatar to leave the country. However, 19 months after his initial
dispute with his former employers, he was allowed to leave and returned
to France.
At the time, the QFA maintained that they had tried to intervene but
legal wranglings prevented them from providing an amicable solution.
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