AMSTERDAM, April 11 — The three-man panel for Datuk Lee Chong Wei’s doping hearing will need several days to reach a finding and write a report, with no verdict expected today, a Badminton World Federation (BWF) official said.

The official, who declined to be named, told AFP that the closed-door hearing is taking place at a hotel near Schiphol International Airport.

BWF Communications Manager Gayle Alleyne refused to comment, telling AFP: “At the appropriate time, BWF will communicate as required.”

Lee’s lawyer Mike Morgan also refused to comment before his hearing, although the London-based lawyer said a statement is planned later today.

Lee recently tweeted, “Please pray for me and wish me well (for the hearing session). All I want is to clear my name and return to badminton,” on Twitter.

Last month, Lee told The Star that he hoped the hearing would clear his name and allow him to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has banned the media from covering the hearing of Datuk Lee Chong Wei’s doping case currently taking place at the Sheraton Airport Hotel in Amsterdam.

According to a Berita Harian reporter at the location, BWF’s operations director Stuart Borrie instructed all media personnel who were crowding outside the Saturn Room at the hotel to leave the area as they would not be allowed to snap pictures or take videos of the hearing session.

The report described the situation as “disappointing”, claiming the Malaysian media had been counting on covering the hearing and offering their support to Malaysia’s national badminton player.

Last week, BWF gave its assurance that Lee will receive a fair hearing in his doping case.

Lee had tested positive after 2014 World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, where a random urine sampling first showed traces of a banned anti-inflammatory drug.

The shuttler had reportedly suffered a thigh injury for which he had undergone stem cell treatment in July at a private hospital.

He is provisionally suspended by the BWF and now faces a possible two-year suspension from active competition should he be found guilty of the offence.