Persija Invite Marko Simic to Report to FIFA

Jakarta –

Persija Jakarta respond to threats Marko Simic who wants to report a salary dispute to FIFA. Macan Kemayoran is ready to follow the applicable process.

Previously, Simic admitted that he had not received a year’s salary from Persija. The allegations were refuted in the club’s official statement, which confirmed that none of the players had their wages unpaid.

Management also said that Simic was one of the players who regularly received payments while defending Persija. Not satisfied with the objection, Simic will now report Persija to the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC).

“What was said Simic That’s not true, we’ve issued an official statement as well. That what we answered is in accordance with what we know, understand, and we have the documents, moreover Persija is also not a club yesterday afternoon,” said the President. Persija Mohamad Prapanca, told reporters.

“Of course what we have conveyed is a fact in our opinion, we comply with the governance set by the federation (PSSI). Then, the names are players, when there is no agreement, there will be a dispute. Indonesian culture,” he added.

Investigate an investigation, the salary that Simic meant was the wages that Persija should have paid when the 2020 League 1 was stopped. At that time each club was given leeway by PSSI to pay its members a maximum of 25 percent of the initial contract value.

From the information received detikSport, the majority of Persija players agreed to this provision. They also signed a contract addendum, receiving a maximum salary of 25 percent of the initial contract.

Simic including those who received the wage adjustment, but he was delaying signing the addendum. On his journey, Simic collects his 2020 salary to be paid according to the agreement in the initial contract.

“Persija Jakarta not paying my salary as agreed in the contract before the COVID-19 era. (Payments) were not made during the COVID-19 era and even after,” Simic wrote on his social media account, responding to Persija’s rebuttal.

“That means the club is not telling the truth in their statement. I had expected it to be like this,” he continued.

Writing Simic The above strengthens the news that the Croatian player is charging a salary payment of over 25 percent. Namely in the sentence ‘Persija Jakarta did not pay my salary as agreed in the contract before the COVID-19 era’.

Simic has a chance to win his lawsuit in FIFA’s DRC. He can prove that he does not agree with the wage rate adjustment because he has never signed a contract addendum from Persija.

“Actually (clubs) willing to pay 5 percent are allowed, as long as there is an agreement between the player and the club. Don’t be one-sided. Don’t get no notification, just cut the game,” said Indonesian Professional Footballers Association (APPI) Legal Riza Hufaida in a discussion with PSSI Pers on , April 27.

But Persija can also report back Simic to the police in a civil manner to the Indonesian police on charges of defamation. That is the matter of Simic’s admission that he did not receive a salary for a year, even though his wages were still paid with deductions.

This was done by Tira Persikabo who reported Alex Goncalves to the police. The Brazilian player won at FIFA over a complaint about salary cuts.

Before reporting to FIFA, Alex first vented on social media. He said that he begged President Bimo DP Wirjasoekarta so that his salary would not be cut. Bimo admitted that Alex had never confronted him, in fact Alex never wanted to be invited to meet to discuss the player’s complaints.

This then became a gap for Tira Persikabo to report Alex to the police. In the end Alex also withdrew his report on FIFA.

But Persija reluctant to comment on the potential for reporting Simic to the police. Persija prefers to monitor the situation while considering the steps to be taken.

“Question Simic to FIFA, we are one of the biggest football clubs in Indonesia, of course we obey all the rules that apply in Indonesia, including those regulated by the federation and FIFA,” said Prapanca.

“The point is I will try my best to keep the name Persija“It’s up to the netizens to say what they want, that in the future everything can still change,” he said diplomatically.

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