Lorgat expresses his satisfaction over tribunal’s decision
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Haroon-Lorgat-c61719 expressing his satisfaction over the spot-fixing case’s decision said that the heavy sanctions applied on the three Pakistani players involved in corruption, will help to maintain the integrity of the
sport.
“We are satisfied at the tribunal's decision, which was taken on solid evidence, and we hope with this decision that the image of the game will improve,” Lorgat told a press conference in Doha. He asserted that the sentences are not lenient with any aspect
and they are balanced with the expert and experienced jury dealing with the case.
The chief said that the lengthy bans on the three alleged players will be a great lesson for others who may have wanted to be participate in this or any other act of corruption. The trio – Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-c88163 Butt - were punished after
the anti-corruption tribunal, headed by Michael Beloff, found them guilty of the spot-fixing charges.
The punishment included a 10-year ban for Salman, with five years suspended, while Asif is banned for seven years with two years suspended and Amir is banned for five years.
Butt was charged for breaching the ICC anti-corruption code because he did not report the world’s cricket governing body regarding an approach made to him by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mazhar-c75448 Majeed in a corruption activity during The Oval Test match earlier in August.
The three players were bribed by an alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed for deliberately bowling no-balls during the fourth Test at Lord’s against England.
Lorgat, further talking about the spot-fixing case, said that the tribunal has been very active in probing the matter since it got to know the allegations made by the ‘News of The World’ newspaper in August 2010. He added that the there is zero tolerance
for corruption in the sport and the investigations, and verdicts delivered cleared the message straight away.
Chairman of the ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), Ronnie Flanagan, revealed that they were greatly supported by the newspaper’s investigators and Metropolitan Police for taking evidence on which the decision of the tribunal was primarily based.
Lorgat had earlier promised to reveal all the details of the hearing after the final verdict, therefore on the publication of the tribunal’s written decision he said: "We note and agree with the tribunal's strong and unanimous desire for the ICC to publish
the decision in the interests of all concerned in the world of cricket.’’
Pakistan’s sports minister Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani supported the ICC’s decision but he said that he had hopes for lenient treatment towards the 18-year-old Amir.
The trio, along with the bookie Mazhar, was charged by the British prosecutors on Friday and now are supposed to appear at the London court on 17 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/March-c74391.
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