Boxer Sebastian Singh has called on the chairman of the Boxing Commission of Fiji (BCF), Adi Narayan, to take an ethical stance in the ongoing investigation into the passing of his late younger brother Ubayd Haider in November last year.
Singh made the comment in response to media reports where the chairman urged Singh to blame himself and not the BCF for his brother’s passing.
“I don’t know what Mr Narayan is trying to do but he needs to have some sort of code of ethics to believe in the Government he is working for, because I believe the Government has put in an investigation team who are investigating the matter,” Singh told the media in a press conference in Toorak, Suva yesterday.
He urged Narayan to maintain an ethical sense of conduct and not turn to social media or media outlets to allow the government to carry out their investigation into Haider’s passing.
On the other hand, Narayan lambasted Singh’s remarks about him in an interview with The Fiji Times yesterday afternoon.
“What I am inclined to say here is, let us not use emotional blackmail to appeal to the people,” Narayan stated.
He then countered Singh’s suggestion on having an ethical stance on the matter.
“He is talking about ethics. Is that the way to address a man of my age?” Singh disputed.
“He should be the last person talking about ethics and standards.”
Meanwhile, investigations are still ongoing into Haider’s passing, after he succumbed to brain injuries sustained in a South Pacific Boxing Promotions bout last October at Prince Charles Park, Nadi.
