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Salman Butt's lawyer withdraws from spot-fixing case

Lawyer feels suspended player will not get justice, withdraws from the case.

Afp November 13, 2010

LAHORE: Suspended cricketer Salman Butt suffered a blow Saturday in his fight to have his name cleared over spot-fixing allegations after his lawyer withdrew from the case.

"I don't think the suspended players will get justice, so I have withdrawn from the case," Aftab Gul told Pakistani media of the case which will be heard in Qatar from January 6-11 next year.

Salman, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer were provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) last month over allegations of spot-fixing during Pakistan's tour of England.

The suspension came after revelations in British newspaper News of the World, which claimed several Pakistani players took money to bowl deliberate no-balls during the Lord's Test against England in August.

Gul, along with another lawyer Khalid Ranjha, represented Salman during the appeal against the suspension, which was dismissed last month.

Aamer, who was represented by lawyer Shahid Karim, also had his appeal turned down, while Asif withdrew his appeal after initially deciding to challenge the punishment.

The ICC on Friday announced a three-man panel led by Michael Beloff to hear the case of the players in which the actual charges levelled against the players will be examined.

COMMENTS (5)

Maulana Diesel | 14 years ago | Reply Aftab Gul know that he doesn't stand a chance of winning this case in court. The evidence is overwhelming. So like any other lawyer he has decided go the "saazish" route. I am a big Pakistani cricket fan and would love to find any holes in the case against the three (Butt, Aamer and Asif) but honestly the three were caught RED HANDED with their PANTS DOWN. What I would like is that those three can somewhat redeem themselves by helping out Zulqarnain Haider and coming clean about everyone that is involved in match fixing.

Adrian David | 14 years ago | Reply What i want to say is that its a shamefull situation for Pakistan. But with the recent incident of Zulkernain Haider, i conclude that something is fishy. Players are asked to fix match, and if they dont they are out of the team. Biggest example is Akmal Brothers. They get out on crucial points and if seen carefully all the times it seems that they have thrown their wicket away. Mr. Ejaz Butt and Mr Zardari i think all of them are involved. Trio are just victims, who should be spared. Zulqernain Haider cearly said that the bookies said "be a part of us, or you wont stay in the team" Hats of to Mr Zulqernain Haider. Akmal brothers and dont know how many of them are involved in fixing. the best example is that Mr Taufeeq Umer has best average amoung any player in the team 39.09 and has been included in that team after 4 years.

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Halaku Khan | 14 years ago | Reply Butt is a match fixer!! he knows it.. now he has been exposed! Disgrace to beaconhouse and pakistan!

Ashar | 14 years ago | Reply i just want to say that ICC showed complete victimised we just want justice and if our players were corrupt then give us evidance !!

Iqbal | 14 years ago | Reply Aftab Gul's comments are childish. He should know as a trained lawyer that any judgement passed on the tainted trio will be based on evidence. The lawyers in the West are trained in world renowned colleges and not like in Pakistan where sometimes you can get a degree by paying 10,000 rupees like my neighbour did.. Somebody should tell him that Scotland Yard have submitted two files to the Crown Prosecution Service with recommendation of prosecuting these individuals. The good thing in UK is that there is a proper court proceedings and there are no different laws for different people like in Pakistan where we hear that a Christian woman is to be hanged for plasphamy based on verbal accusations of illiterate muslim women. Mr Gul should be ashamed of saying this. Unless ofcourse he know inside his heart that he will loose this case. You are a major embaressment for Pakistan just like our corrupt politicians - some of them elected on false degree.

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