The ICC anti-corruption tribunal has deferred its final decision of spot-fixing case regarding the three Pakistani cricketers – Mohammad Aamir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt
until January 5. The alleged players will remain suspended till the final decision comes.
"The tribunal have throughout been very conscious of the importance of these proceedings to the three players and the wider world of cricket," said Michael Beloff, commissioner
of the three-man independent hearing.
The ICC was expected to come up with its final verdict on Tuesday after its three-men independent tribunal headed by the code of conduct commissioner Michael Beloff of England,
supported by Justice Albie Sachs from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Qatar-c2986 Financial Centre since January 6.
However, media reports also reveal that the tribunal has delayed their judgements after Aamir’s lawyer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-c89347 Karim requested the panel to take some more time to have throough
study of the case before announcing its outcome. Karim later confirmed this while talking to a television channel that he has requested the tribunal to consider the case completely.
"We have requested the judges to look at the case carefully and with due consideration before they announce the verdict," Karim said.
The tribunal revealed that it had also been investigating the Oval Test between Pakistan and England and Butt faced a charge in that perspective while Aamir and Asif were not
found guilty.
A statement from the tribunal told that the hearing had been constituted to take notice of the charges against trio under the ICC’s anti-corruption code in relation to two Tests
played during August 2010 between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 and England, the Oval Test and the Lord’s Test.
The trio tainted players were charged for their involvement in spot-fixing case during Pakistan’s tour to England last year. Players were suspected to take money from a ‘bookie’
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mazhar-c75448 Majeed for deliberately bowling no-balls during Test at Lord’s.
Aamir expressed his hope that all the nations and the players of national team are praying for them and finally they expect a good result from the tribunal.
The most serious charges which they players may face, in case they remain unable to prove their innocence include bans ranging from five years to life.
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