Pakistan trio to face charges
Published:Friday | February 4, 2011 | 2:03 PM
Pakistan's Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir will be charged with conspiring to cheat bookmakers over the match-fixing scandal.
The ruling was made today by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Agent Mazhar Majeed, accused of accepting 150,000 pounds to fix the actions of players will also face the same charge following the Test match at Lord's against England last August.
The three cricketers were questioned by Scotland Yard detectives over claims they accepted cash to deliberately bowl no-balls.
The Crown Prosecution Service says all four men have also been charged with conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments.
Majeed will appear before City of Westminster Magistrates' court on March 17.
Summonses for the three players have been issued for the same date.
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 contrary to Section 42 of the Gambling Act 2005. It carries a maximum sentence of two years' imprisonment and an unlimited fine.
The players have always denied the accusations of bowling deliberate no-balls.