The Tuesday’s verdict at Southwark Crown Court against Pakistan’s now-notorious trio could form the basis of a fresh anti-corruption probe against wicketkeeper Akmal and left-arm fast bowler Wahab Riaz. The ICC will examine evidence gathered by police officers in London who investigated the fixing case involving the trio. Akmal’s name also comes up in correspondence between the agent and his fixing contacts around the world in evidence collected by police from earlier stages of the investigations.Majeed also told an undercover journalist he had seven members of the team in on his fixes. Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Wahab Riaz and Imran Farhat were all named in court on recordings of Majeed talking to Mazher Mahmood.
Aftab Jafferjee, QC for the prosecution, described in court Akmal’s escape from investigation as a “charmed life”.
He also said the roles of “Wahab Riaz and Kamran Akmal raise deep, deep suspicions.” Riaz was photographed by the News of the World wearing the white jacket containing the £10,000 bung the NoTW had paid. Britain’s Telegraph claimed that officers from ACU were contacted by the same source who tipped off the NotW about spot-fixing. The ICC were contacted by an anonymous source, believed to be a former member of Pakistan’s backroom staff, with details of fixing arranged by Majeed in Australia and the World Twenty20. A download of Majeed’s text messages to members of the team was emailed to the ICC in the early part of the summer of 2010. It is believed the source then forwarded the same information to Mazher Mahmood.
Ager Mazher majeed nay Umar akmal aur Imran farhat ka name bhe liya hai tou phir woh 2no team mien q hain aur yeh 2no team say bahir q hai?
Yeh ab icc ko chahiye k hamarey in 2no players ka juld say juld faisla kray aur PCB k chairman ko bhe chahiye k woh ICC say pchay k kiya Kamran Akmal aur Wahab Riaz clear hai ager clear nhe hai tou plz in ka juld uz juld faisla kiya jae
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