JAKARTA, April 18 (Reuters) - Indonesia's youth and sports ministry on Saturday suspended all activities of the local soccer association (PSSI), setting the stage for further tension with world governing body FIFA.
The ministry said the sanction will take effect from Saturday and a transition team will take over PSSI's duties, as the association had failed to respond to three warning letters from the ministry.
"PSSI was clearly proven to have ignored and violated the government policy through those warning letters," the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry and PSSI have been at loggerheads for weeks over the eligibility of two clubs to compete in the Indonesia Super League.