 LONDON: Three Pakistan players suspended over betting scam allegations have a "really arguable case to answer", the anti-corruption chief of cricket's world governing body said Friday.
"The conclusion that we have come to is that there is a really arguable case to answer," Ronnie Flanagan, chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) of the International Cricket Council (ICC), told a press conference at Lord's in London.
The ICC has charged Test captain Salman Butt, plus bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif, with "various offences" under its anti-corruption code and has suspended them pending a decision on those charges.
Flanagan said the players had been charged under Article 2 of the code and the trio knew the specific charges against them, but declined to go into the details.
Article 2 relates to offences under the code, including corruption, betting and misuse of inside information.
The former Northern Ireland police chief said the charges all relate to the fourth and final Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's, which finished
with an England win on Sunday.
Calling it a complex investigation, he said that if the players were found guilty, they could face a life ban.
"We will go where the evidence takes us," he said, adding that the ACSU was working very closely with the British police in their separate but parallel
investigation.
ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat expressed his "extreme disappointment and sadness" at the situation, but reapeated that "we will not tolerate any sort of corruption in the sport."
"There is absolutely no truth to the suggestion that there is a conspiracy towards Pakistan cricket," the South African added.
"There is a lot of sympathy for Pakistan and its players." |
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Updated at: 03 September 2010
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| Amir reports to police; Asif and Butt to be quizzed later  LONDON: Mohammad Amir, one of three Pakistan cricketers embroiled in betting scam claims, reported to a British police station on Friday.
Fast bowler Aamir arrived at Kilburn Police Station, near Lord’s cricket ground in north London, where he is expected to be interviewed by detectives.
Police are also expected to question Pakistan’s Test captain Salman Butt and Amir’s fellow bowler Mohammad Asif on Friday.
London’s Metropolitan Police offered no comment when contacted ...
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Updated at: 03 September 2010
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| Indian film drops Asif after spot-fixing charge  MUMBAI: Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Asif has been dropped from a planned role in a South Indian film after he was embroiled in spot-fixing allegations, Indian media reported Wednesday.
The bowler had been slated to play the lead role in the Malayalam-language film "Mazhavillinattamvare" (Till The Tip Of The Rainbow), which charts the life of a Pakistani cricket coach in the southern Indian state of Kerala.
"With the shameful details of bribery emerging, I have no option but to look for ...
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| Quetta Youm-al-Quds rally attacked, Geo News cameraman injured  QUETTA: A blast in Youm-al-Quds rally at Meezan chowk in Quetta has injured many while casualties were feared, Geo News reported.
Geo News cameraman Imran Mukhtar has also been injured, correspondent Salman Ashraf told anchorperson.
Correspondent also said that several casualties were feared ...
| | World Bank, IMF agree to give $550m  WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have agreed to jointly provide more aid to flood-hit Pakistan during the current fiscal year but both also insisted that the country needed to continue its economic reforms, officials said on Thursday.
“In response to this (flood), I ...
| | US sorry for 'mistreatment' of military delegation  ISLAMABAD: The United States has apologised to Pakistan over “mistreatment” of a Pakistani military delegation at a US airport this week, the Pakistani defence ministry said Friday.
US undersecretary of state for defence Michelle Flournoy apologised during a telephone call to Pakistan's top ...
| | Grief, anger mark National Assembly session  ISLAMABAD: Outbursts of grief and anger over natural and man-made disasters marked the opening of a session of the National Assembly requisitioned by the opposition on Thursday, but the main agenda for a debate on flood devastation was put off for a day to mourn a minister’s death.
The Pakistan ...
| | Govt may overhaul system of electricity billing  ISLAMABAD: After warnings from IMF over subsidies in power sector, the government is expected to approve restructuring of electricity billing system to increase revenues but at the same time protect the low- and middle-income groups from the impact of enhanced tariff.
Sources in the ministry of ...
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