Spot-fixing hearing: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 says he has a clean conscience
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 captain, Shahid Afridi has said that he has ‘a clean conscience’ and would stick to his earlier statement when he appears before the International Cricket Council’s Anti Corruption Tribunal on Thursday.
Afridi is all set to be a witness before the tribunal that would hear the case of suspended Pakistan trio alleged of being involved in spot-fixing.
The 29-year-old all-rounder has already recorded his statement with the ICC ahead of its decision against the provisionally suspended trio including former Test captain Salman Butt, and the new-ball pair Mohammad Asif and Mohammad
Amir. He said that he would stick to his earlier statement when he appears before the tribunal on 6 January 2011 in Doha, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Qatar-c2986.
"I have already said what I had to say and what I saw," said Afridi while talking to a leading newspaper of Pakistan. He further added that he could not have lied before the apex body as they already had gathered enough information
from various sources regarding the spot-fixing scandal.
The limited overs’ captain of Pakistan turned down the rumours that he had given a statement against the tainted trio. Afridi further added that he had not lied even when he was asked to record his statement soon after the incident
happened during the tour of England so he will speak the truth at the hearing as well.
He said that he was asked about the Majeed brothers – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mazhar-c75448 Majeed (the integral part of the controversy) and Azhar Majeed – and he had told the ICC whatever he knew.
The suspension came after a British tabloid, News of the World, claimed that the trio was bribed by an illegal bookie Mazhar Majeed to contrive no-balls in the final Test against England at Lord’s. The matter was investigated by ICC’s
Anti Corruption and Security Unit as well http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AS-Scotland-c46175 Yard. Subsequently, the trio was suspended by the ICC on 2 September 2010 under article 2 of its Anti Corruption Code of Conduct.
Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has also been asked by the ICC to appear before the ICC tribunal either in person or through teleconference depending on his ease. He has shown willingness to testify along with Afridi in Doha.
The suspended trio is set to appear before the ICC tribunal in a make or break hearing in Doha from 6-11 January. The three-member tribunal will deliver a final verdict on the future of the alleged players. The trio, if proven guilty,
could be handed severe punishments ranging from heavy fines to life bans.
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