The players are accused of cheating and conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments
Accepting corrupt payments is an offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 and carries a maximum sentence of seven years imprisonment and an unlimited fine.
Cheating is an offence under the Gambling Act 2005 and carries a maximum sentence of two years imprisonment and an unlimited fine.
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Thankfully the majority in the country seem to see it as it is... A disgraceful episode that is probably pretty endemic in the sub continents' sporting world....The West just wants to destroy the image of Pakistan
I think the Indians are involved too. We need to get to the real truth
Pakis - Match fixing in England Test
- Dicky Bird
- Pakistani media
- Pakistani cricketers
- Pakistani Crick Board
- Non sub continent teams
- ICC Board
- Bobhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15573463Salman Butt and Pakistan bowlers jailed for betting scam
Well, maybe fair for the captain to take the brunt of the blame, but over 2 years!!!Salman Butt has been jailed for 30 months
OK an adult & he should have know better & while it is fair to say that 'just following orders' is never an excuse (well the victors always say that anyway..) look what happens to soldiers who disobey orders!!Mohammad Asif, 28, was jailed for one year
19 years old, first time outside his own country, & he admitted the offence....trifle harsh maybe...Mohammad Amir, 19, has been sentenced to six months.
Cricket agent Mazhar Majeed was jailed for two years and eight months.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15851443Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir lose sentence appeal
It certainly might discourage others from doing it in England.Butt, 27, was jailed for 30 months and Amir, 19, received a six-month term.
They were sentenced over a plot to bowl deliberate no-balls in a Test match against England.
Bowler Mohammad Asif, 28, and cricket agent Mazhar Majeed were also jailed.
The judges rejected a plea that Butt's sentence was "manifestly excessive" and the argument that Amir should have been given a suspended sentence.
Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge said if corruption continued then the enjoyment of those who watch cricket would "eventually be destroyed".
Butt was jailed for his role as the "orchestrator" of the plot to bowl deliberate no-balls in the Test at the Lord's cricket ground in London last summer.
Amir was detained for six months in a young offenders institution after admitting bowling two intentional no-balls at Lord's.
