Laos Football Federation suspension reduced to six months !!

KUALA LUMPUR: The AFC Appeals Committee has reduced the one-year suspension placed on the Laos Football Federation to six months while maintaining the USD 15,000 fine for fielding an overaged player in the AFC U-13 Festival of Football 2005... more info
The Laos FF were suspended by the AFC Disciplinary Committee from all AFC youth competitions on August 31, 2005, and the federation appealed against the decision while accepting the bans on the said player and the two Laotian officials implicated in the case.
The committee accepted the Laos FF¢s contention that a suspension for one year would be detrimental to the development of football in the country as well as the fact that this was the first time the Laos FF had contravened AFC rules and regulations.
The suspension will now run from August 31, 2006, to February 28, 2007.
Source: http://www.the-afc.com