Seven Pakistan national team players face a police investigation over the spot-fixing scandal which surfaced on Sunday in a British newspaper. —AFP Photo
LAHORE: A Pakistani lawyer on Monday filed treason charges against national cricket team players facing an investigation into claims they fixed matches for money in England, he said.
Ahmed said his case will be heard in Lahore High court on Tuesday.
“In my petition to the court I’ve said
that this spot-fixing amounts to dishonesty to the nation and falls under the law of treason,” said Ahmed.
“The suspected players have let the whole nation down and abrogated the constitution of the country and if they are proven guilty they should be banned for life and their assets confiscated,” lawyer Ishtiaq Ahmed told AFP.
Seven Pakistan national team players face a police investigation over the spot-fixing scandal which surfaced on Sunday in a British newspaper.
Mazhar Majeed allegedly paid money to Pakistani players to under-perform during the fourth and final Test against Lord’s, which Pakistan lost by an innings on Sunday.
Treason in Pakistan carries the death penalty. —AFP
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