Butt and Asif found guilty

[Hyde]

Butt and Asif found guilty

Salman Butt, the former Pakistan captain, has been found guilty of two offences - conspiracy to accept corrupt payments, and conspiracy to cheat - while his team-mate, the fast bowler, Mohammad Asif, has been found guilty of conspiracy to cheat.

The decision was reached on the 20th day of the trial at Southwark Crown Court, and required 16 hours of deliberation from the 12-man jury. Verdicts were reached on three of the four charges, with a hung jury returned for the charge of Asif's acceptance of corrupt payments.

Butt faces up to seven years in prison for his role in the conspiracy that shook world cricket in August 2010, following a sting by the now-defunct newspaper News of the World.

More to follow/

Source: Spot-fixing controversy: Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif found guilty | Pakistan Cricket News | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[JanjaWeed]

This was expected once Amir & Majeed pleaded guilty as charged without going through the trial!! made easy for jurys to reach the verdict as well!!

 

[BlackSonic]

They deserve this.

 

[Pk_Thunder]

Well done.Let them be made an example for other cricketing playrs !

 

[Hyde]

true - if they have committed this crime... they must be imprisoned and punished for their deeds

 

[Major vikram batra]

Nothing surprising

 

[Doctor09]

buray kaam ka bura nateeja

 

[GURU DUTT]

Poor Veena Malick she must be devasted..........

 

[Major Ram]

Can they appeal against this verdict?

 

[Emmie]

Good..... they must spend rest of their lives behind the bars...

 

[Roybot]

Haha sucked in.

 

[Paan Singh]

let them play cricket in play station

 

[lem34]

If news of the world evidence was used ingetting this conviction I would appeal cos I think from what I read they acted as agent provocateur

 

[VelocuR]

Be Praise to Pakistan Cricket Board.. be praise to PCB,......be pr....

now Jobless and no bat balls for them. Other option for them is to join mujra cricket.

 

[JanjaWeed]

Can they appeal against this verdict?

dont think they will get legal aid to appeal!! even if they do.. they will go bankrupt if they fail to win the case in appeal court!