MAM suspended by AAM (Updated)

PETALING JAYA: The Motorsports Association of Malaysia (MAM) has been provisionally suspended from conducting motor-sports activities by the sport's governing body, the Automobile Association of Malaysia (AAM) due to the former's non-compliance with required safety standards in the fatal kart accident that killed two people on Sunday.
It was confirmed by a source from AAM that its president Tunku Mudzaffar Tunku Mustapha authorised the suspension pending an inquiry and had also suspended two AAM-licenced stewards, who were on duty at the race, known as the Educational Innovation Motorsports Automotive Race (EIMARACE) in Kuantan.
"This is in line with the policies and procedures. As the sanctioning body, we have to suspend MAM pending an enquiry.
"The two officials too have to be suspended as they were involved in an event which was non-compliant," said the source.
A 39-year old man and his five-year old daughter were killed when a buggy competing in the race veered off track and ploughed into spectators.
The race was held on a street circuit with plastic water barriers used as barricades on the straight where the incident happened.
Police had begun investigations by recording statements from organisers Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and the wife of the victim, who was injured in the incident.
While the AAM is the recognised national sporting association (ASN) for both the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and International Motorcycle Federation (FIM), there is an understanding that MAM would be allowed to carry out sanctioning of grassroots events.
Meanwhile, police have dismissed hearsay on social media that the kart drivers involved in the crash are being remanded.
Kuantan police chief ACP Abdul Aziz Salleh said the drivers were allowed to go home on Sunday after police recorded their statements at the Kuantan Police headquarters.
"The whole process took about an hour and they were told to go home. It's not true that they are being remanded," he said when contacted today.
Abdul Aziz urged the public not to easily believe false information.
He added that police are also waiting for analysis reports from the Chemistry Department on the blood and urine samples taken from the drivers.