Pakistan players to face charges of treason for match-fixing

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Pakistan players to face charges of treason for match-fixing

From correspondents in Lahore, Pakistan
August 30, 2010

A Pakistani lawyer has filed treason charges against those national cricket team players facing an investigation into claims they fixed matches for money in England.
Ishtiaq Ahmed said his case will be heard in Lahore High court on Tuesday.

"In my petition to the court I've said that this spot-fixing amounts to dishonesty to the nation and falls under the law of treason," said Ahmed.

"The suspected players have let the whole nation down and abrogated the constitution of the country and if they are proven guilty they should be banned for life and their assets confiscated," Ahmen said.

Seven Pakistan national team players face a police investigation over the spot-fixing scandal.

Police have arrested and released on bail a man on allegations of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers.

Mazhar Majeed allegedly paid money to Pakistani players to under-perform during the fourth and final Test at Lord's, which Pakistan lost by an innings on Sunday.

Treason in Pakistan carries the death penalty.


oh dear lol

 

[bulldawg]

line 'em up and shoot

 

[K E]

"In my petition to the court I've said that this spot-fixing amounts to dishonesty to the nation and falls under the law of treason," said Ahmed.

I thought treason was when you betray your country/to your enemy? If treason falls under the category of dishonesty, then they'd need a library to list all acts of treason.

 

[Rodzilla]

shoot kamran akmal first

his 4 dropped sitters cost me some $$$

and then bring the captain up for setting up an ultra defensive field with only 1 wicket to take

 

[Hog]

I thought treason was when you betray your country/to your enemy? If treason falls under the category of dishonesty, then they'd need a library to list all acts of treason.

well they apparently fixed matches against India, so that would count.

I know this Indian bloke who reckons they should be banned from cricket for the good of the game. But he's obviously biased.

 

[FaceBreaker]

Sack them all except for Mohammad Aameer. Hes only 18, kid deserves another go. Kamran Akmal should be shot.

 

[Shanked]

Sack them all except for Mohammad Aameer. Hes only 18, kid deserves another go. Kamran Akmal should be shot.

if the rest are getting banned, then so should he. can't punish 3 of them and let 1 guy of because he's young

 

[suiker]

shoot kamran akmal first

his 4 dropped sitters cost me some $$$

and then bring the captain up for setting up an ultra defensive field with only 1 wicket to take

Haha as soon as I heard about this match fixing thing I thought of their wicket keeper. What a shocker he had! I hope they're punished severely. I hate knowing I invested 5 days in watching a test that had a pre-determined outcome. Lame.

 

[Hansta]

Haha as soon as I heard about this match fixing thing I thought of their wicket keeper. What a shocker he had! I hope they're punished severely. I hate knowing I invested 5 days in watching a test that had a pre-determined outcome. Lame.

hehe we went to the first day thinking ouch no chance in hell coming back!

 

[Rodzilla]

and hansta is involved too

if i recall correctly you had money on australia

 

[Hansta]

and hansta is involved too

if i recall correctly you had money on australia

i did have money on them So did Russ and a few others FTW!

Think i made a couple hundred off it. Damn for not putting a grand

 

[bLaQDoG..]

What a shame about Aameer.

I hear that guy is one of the best bowlers out there. And only 18!

 

[Özil]

Haha as soon as I heard about this match fixing thing I thought of their wicket keeper. What a shocker he had! I hope they're punished severely. I hate knowing I invested 5 days in watching a test that had a pre-determined outcome. Lame.

sounds a lot like wrestling... already pre-determing the result

 

[Rodzilla]

but in wrestling everyone knows it fake

australia and hussey thought they had really won

 

[S4Sonny]

"We are not playing for self, we are playing for Country."

Famous words spoken by Former Captain Mohammad Yousaf after Salman Butt ran him out. :roflol:

 

[Hog]

wrestling isn't fake it's "staged" there's a difference.

 

[K E]

Wrassling is real.

 

[suiker]

Wrestling is a male soap opera.

 

[K E]

With much more swearing. (If Stone Cold is involved. WHAT?)