Salman Butt released - Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canterbury-c775 prison a mere seven months after he was sentenced for two and a half years in jail, last November.
Earlier, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yasin-Yonus-Patel-c98237 has confirmed that the former left-hander will soon be returning back to his country after he was formally deported from
UK where he cannot return for next ten years.
According to his lawyer, Butt is expected to land in the early hours of Friday morning local time. Foreign nationals based on their good behaviour can have an early release under a government scheme.
The left-handed opener was convicted, along with fellow players http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Amir-c76675 at Southwark Crown Court. They were found guilty and charged with ‘conspiracy to cheat’ by a jury with a 10-2 unanimous majority verdict. During his sentence,
Judge Mr. Justice Cooke described Butt as the "orchestrator of this activity".
"http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-c88163 Butt has had to endure a great deal of suffering, strain, pressure and humiliation over many months both personally and on behalf of his family," his lawyer said in a statement.
Soon after the verdict, International Cricket Council (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625) banned the Lahore based player for 10 years, from all forms of domestic and international cricket while Asif and Amir were banned for seven and five years respectively, the bans can be relaxed to
five-years at minimum. Amir was released earlier this year in February followed by Asif whose sentence ended in May.
"His return back home will allow Salman to spend time with his family and relatives. He will get to see and hold his son whom he has not seen since his birth in November last year. He can now return to his beloved homeland, start to rebuild his reputation
and begin the long process in his efforts to return back to top-level cricket," http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657 said.
Earlier, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the game’s governing body were advised by the ICC’s anti-corruption tribunal to rehabilitate the three banned players. Amir who recently had a session with a psychologist working with him as a part of his rehabilitation
process, also appeared in an ICC anti-corruption educational video, where he warned young future cricketers about the dangers of indulging in spot-fixing .
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