LAHORE: Salman Butt, bringing 'forensic evidence' of the spotfixing scandal to the media, stressed on his innocence, but named Mazhar Majeed and Mohammad Amir in the scandal.
“Here is the forensic evidence of messages and calls exchanged between Mazhar Majeed and Mohammad Amir... It has the details of 9,000 calls and text messages exchanged in 14 days. Not a single call came to me from Mazhar Majeed, while Mohammad Amir was called four times in a day.”
“I have apologised even at the airport on my return, but on my failure to report. Mazhar Majeed did send me offers and text messages, but I did not reply to any of them,” Butt maintained.
The cricketer said that all the forensic evidence is available as public documents everywhere. “No one can bring back my eight months in jail. But I want the people to see the documents so they can know that the allegations against me are fake. I had no part in playing no-balls or making anyone else do it... I will say I did not get justice.”
He added that this forensic evidence was not available at the time of the hearing and it took 10 months for it to come out.
Butt announced that he will appeal against the five-year ban in a Swiss court. “According to the ICC code of conduct, only Switzerland has the authority to conduct all further hearings... I can’t claim defamation till all appeals are heard.”
Regarding Amir’s claims of being forced by Butt into spotfixing, Butt said, “I used to tell him all the time to cut his long hair, he never listened to me on such petty issues, why would he listen to me on something so big?”
Butt added, “A lot of things have happened, but I can’t openly name everyone because I don’t have any solid evidence.”
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Please don't tell the lie Mr. Salman Butt and don't try your best and utmost to prove yourself innocent and sinless.Here the most important question rises that were you so innocent and unknown and you couldn't know that what Majeed and Amir are going to do with you?????
.... choor machayee shoor....
i am of the opinion that... any one who brings defamation to the country should be exiled or not appear in public at all ....
They are people who contribute to the issued we face across the globe..." Aaah Paki Lad... i know if given a chance you can be bribed..."
So after two years you have realized that that you were innocent. Oh c'mon! If you are so confident that you are innocent, why didn't you made any effort when you were facing these allegations? And just because Amir has now accepted that he deliberately bowled no-balls, you have found the way to press him down while prove yourself a LOYAL PAKISTANI CRICKETER! This shows your wickedness Salman. There is now way you can get back to Pakistan team
Yes U are innocent, just like my brother Arsalan . . .!!!!
Yes are innocent like my brother Arsalan . . .!!!!
Once upon a time there used to be honor even among thieves.
Congratulations butt sahab, with the jail time and now this press conference you are now a qualified siasatdaan.. Don't worry a about cricket mate starting working on getting a party ticket for the next general elections
Mr. Salman Butt, this country gave you the utmost respect and reposed confidence in you to be the flag bearer for Pakistan in International cricket. In return you brought disgrace to this nation. Enough is enough, you are scum of any civilized society.
Salman Butt is so throughly dishonest, a necessary quality of a consummate conman.
For those mentioning some kind of punishment from courts due to Butt's claims... That's the Pakistan version of contempt. Not most other courts. He can claim his innocence and that he was framed until the day he dies while cursing the courts for it and it's not illegal. Though Majeed and Amir may have some kind of civil case if he takes it too far. Though probably not in the UK court.
utter rotten!!! has no shame and dignity!!
a sheet consisting of text messages??....someone is really good with MS Excel it seems.
He is a shame for the country. He should not been allowed to return to the country. One who doesn't care about the country's image is quite bothered about his own image. Secondly, @Abdul. He did not have to specially underperform, because he usually did underperform and still got chance to play.
Its our national character and we are known over the world for issuing our denilas.Osama is not in Pakistan.Quetta shura is not in quetta.TTP is an Indian political party and Salman Butt,Amir and Asif are innocent.The British judge was bribed by the advocate of prosecution to give judgement against them.It never happens in Pakistan,only in US and UK!
...everybody is innocent until proven guilty. You were found to be guilty it is not your fault you are product of our proud society where a man can loot the country again and again spend some time in jail repeat the same stuff again yet can be a PM, President and a cabinet minister. Mr. Butt sadly you are one of us, always blaming someone else...hey why not blame India or USA or like PPP blame Musharraf, Zia, Yaha, Nawaz Sharif anybody but self...Jeay ...Jeay .... Join the killers, who use of the religion to kill innocent women children or 18 year old soldiers doing duty for their country. Go kill a person of another sect or cast...feel proud...again you are one of us...I rest my case. In pakistan no one is ever guilty...u r one of us, you are just like us.
Stop giving this idiot criminal coverage please! He did nothing but ruin the little reputation Pakistan and Pakistanis have. I am ashamed of even calling him a fellow citizen. Let him live out his years at home with his family, while the names of all three cricketers will remain tarnished for ever!
how disgusting and shameless he still is. All of a sudden he is blaming Amir now as the main culprit. my goodness...!!!
All those who are calling him a traitor tell me a single evidence against him!
Shamefully, Salman Butt wants to come back after a major conviction and trial. In my whole career at prisons i have interviewed several criminals/convicts and interestingly 99% of them have said "Mai Be-qasoor hoon ... mere saath zyadti hui hai " Salman is not new. :)
Dheet ho to aisa.
@Abdul: At least Mohammed aamir had a courtesy to own up to his mistake and don't forget the notes were found in his hotel room.
Butt may not be involved after all. He wasn't really in charge of the order of bowling, neither did he under-perform. Also, what else does he have to lose? He's lost all respect, been banned for 10 years, will never play cricket professionally again. I think he's just try to rectify his image, and get back at Amir for further deteriorating his image.
I think Amir just knocked some sense in himself by pleading guilty and putting the blame on others so that he can get back into action ASAP.
Weird how the most innocent got the most jail time.
Seriously? I mean seriously? Mr. Butt might be asking for a contempt of court hearing as well.
as someone once said denial isn't just a river in Egypt :)
now after 2 years his 'evidence' is coming forth? The UK Court needs to take notice and send Butt to jail again.
Why you kept silent the time case was proceeding..... . Butt sahib jaan diyo.........
So Salman Butt you should go and deal with Mohammad Amir who confessed in court that you were an out out money grubbing crook who got him involved in spot-fixing.
what ever he says he should never be allowed to play for pakistanCome on. what ever you did, you got what you deserved. if you really want to do this, pls go and waste the time of london's courts and ICC. leave us alone. we have enough talent to get along with. Besides, failure to report such a big issue is not a small mistake. especially from the captain. it shows downright incompetency. pls accept this and leave us alone