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The Swiss-based organization has been riven
with in-fighting for months, with Wu pitted against most of the
executive committee who failed to remove him through a vote of
no confidence tabled in July.
AIBA said on their website (www.aiba.org) that the 70-year-old
was served on Monday with a provisional and immediate suspension
from duties pending the conclusion of a complaint against him.
It said the complaint was made by 11 AIBA executive committee
members on Oct. 1 who alleged that Wu had "violated and
continues to violate various provisions of AIBA's Statutes and
Codes" and demanded his suspension.
"The Chairman of the Commission and the Commission panel
assigned to this matter believe that the situation is urgent and
require immediate provisional measures be ordered," the
statement added.
There was no immediate comment from Wu and AIBA officials,
including executive director William Louis-Marie, who did not
respond to telephone and email approaches by Reuters.
Wu, who was elected AIBA president in 2006 and is a member of
the International Olympic Committee's executive board, has
rejected claims of financial mismanagement and accused opponents
of "political maneuvrings" as part of a power struggle.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Christian Radnedge)
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