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Pakistani trio Butt, Amir and Asif, who are at the center of an alleged match fixing scam are banned by ICC
Pakistan claims a typical western setup by UK news media. ICC moves pending a tribunal. Can UK be really trusted in this matter? Should an independent authority get involved in investigating the matter?
''We will not tolerate corruption in cricket - simple as that. We must be decisive with such matters and, if proven, these offenses carry serious penalties up to a life ban,'' he was quoted as saying by the paper.
''The ICC will do everything possible to keep such conduct out of the game and we will stop at nothing to protect the sport's integrity. While we believe the problem is not widespread, we must always be vigilant. It is important, however, that we do not pre-judge the guilt of these three players. That is for the independent tribunal alone to decide.''
Under tougher new rules brought in last year by the ICC, the players can be suspended provisionally ahead of any hearing if it is in the interests of the game.
However, sources from Pakistani media disagrees. It is a setup by the western establishment against South Asian cricket, they say. Some Indians agree that UK cannot be trusted in this matter.
The Scotland Yard just like any western police authority are biased against South Asian superiority. ICC investigators, who had been examining spot-fixing allegations against Pakistan for some time, have been in London since Monday. Sir Ronnie Flanagan, the former Northern Ireland police chief who was appointed chairman of the ACSU three months ago, arrived from Abu Dhabi to join them, while its chief investigator, Ravi Sawani, met police.
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