The former deputy law minister said police should summon the players and national registration department (JPN) officers involved in the scandal as it has tarnished the country’s reputation.

“Such investigations must be carried out immediately, not only to determine if Fifa’s claims or forgery are true, but also to determine if an offence under the Penal Code had been committed, particularly offences related to making false declarations.

“The investigation must be carried out without fear or favour,” he said in a statement.

Once an investigation is launched, he said, the inspector-general of police must publicly disclose information related to the investigation.

Late last month, Fifa sanctioned FAM and seven national players after the world football body found it had submitted doctored documentation to field the players in an Asian Cup qualifier.

Fifa found falsified documents claiming that the players’ grandparents were Malaysian when records showed they were born in Spain, Argentina, Brazil and the Netherlands.

The seven players are Gabriel Felipe Arrocha, Facundo Tomás Garcés, Rodrigo Julián Holgado, Imanol Javier Machuca, João Vitor Brandão Figueiredo, Jon Irazábal Iraurgui and Hector Alejandro Hevel Serrano, who have been suspended from all football-related activities for 12 months effective immediately.

All seven featured in Malaysia’s Asian Cup 2027 qualifier against Vietnam on June 10, after which Fifa received a complaint regarding the eligibility of several of them.

FAM and the players were also fined 350,000 Swiss francs (RM1.9 million) and 2,000 Swiss francs (RM11,000) respectively. The players were also handed a 12-month suspension.

On Friday, Urimai secretary Satees Muniandy lodged a report against officials from JPN and FAM over the alleged falsification of documents for seven foreign football players.