Suspended cricketer Khalid Latif has been given a time frame until May 5 to submit his reply in his alleged involvement in the spot-fixing scandal of Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Dubai last month.
“He has provided with an opportunity to respond and Pakistan Cricket Board may, at its discretion, file a rebuttal by May 10. The final hearing will commence from May 19 on a day to day basis,” said a spokesman of PCB here on Friday.
He said the anti-corruption tribunal headed by Justice (retd) Asghar Haider, Lt Gen (retd) Tauqir Zia and Wasim Bari as its members held its preliminary hearing Friday at the National Cricket Academy.
PCB Legal Affairs GM Salman Naseer and PCB Advocate Haider Ali Khan, PCB’s Vigilance and Security Department Head Col Mohammad Azam Khan were also present during the hearing.
“Khalid Latif has been charged with breaches of Articles 2.1.1; 2.1.2; 2.1.3, 2.1.4; 2.4.4; and 2.4.5 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code for Participants 2015. The tribunal, in consultation with both parties, agreed upon the procedure and timelines to be adopted under the Anti-Corruption Code,” he said, adding, “PCB will submit its opening brief, detailing its claims along with the evidence to be relied on by April 14.”
Since under the PCB’s anti-corruption code the proceedings are meant to be kept confidential, no comments will be made by any party or the tribunal on the merits of the case.