Former Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Amir has been shifted to a safer seaside prison few days after his conviction in a spot-fixing scandal.
Amir, who began serving his six-month sentence at Feltham Young Offenders Institution in West London on November 3, has been transferred to Portland Prison on the Dorset coast.
“Feltham is a grim place to be – especially for a young international sports star. Amir will be glad to get out. And Portland is a walk in the park by comparison,” the Sun quoted a source, as saying.
Feltham had earlier come under scanner after a racist cellmate had murdered his Muslim inmate.
A 2010 report had pointed out “frequent” fights and “gang culture” in the jail.
Amir is expected to appeal against his sentence for bowling deliberate no-balls in exchange for payments at a Lord’s match against England in August 2010.
