It
is learned from the court hearing the spot-fixing trial that Judge
Cooke has sentenced the three players along with their agent Mazhar
majeed to jail for various terms.He has also declared that only a jail sentence will suffice to the players, keeping in view the seriousness of the crime.
'Your motive was greed, despite the legitimate income and rewards on offer in salaries and prize money. Your crimes are so serious that only imprisonment would suffice", the Judge said.
Mazhar Majeed, player’s agent, was the first one to get sentence from the Judge. He was awarded 2 years and 8 months in jail. Then he turned to Salman Butt, who after contesting his case fiercely had begged for mercy yesterday, and remarked, "It is clear to me that you were orchestrator of this whole activity". He told him that although yo
u were involved in fixing before Lord's Test, he would punish him only for the crime committed in that match.
Then he sent Butt to jail for 2 and half years. Butt, almost motionless looked up to listen, "You did terrible thing". He then announced that Asif will get 1 year imprisonment. Mohammad Amir got just 6 months in jail, but later Judge clarified that as Amir was 19, he would be sent to young offenders institution. Judge appreciated his 'courage' in pleading guilty.
He then announced that all of them will have to serve half of their terms in jail before being relaesed on licence.
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'The News of the World' did not get their money back as Judge declared that they got what they had bargained for.
In the end, Justice Jeremy Cooke ordered each of the defendants to pay the cost of Prosecution as follows:
'Your motive was greed, despite the legitimate income and rewards on offer in salaries and prize money. Your crimes are so serious that only imprisonment would suffice", the Judge said.
Mazhar Majeed, player’s agent, was the first one to get sentence from the Judge. He was awarded 2 years and 8 months in jail. Then he turned to Salman Butt, who after contesting his case fiercely had begged for mercy yesterday, and remarked, "It is clear to me that you were orchestrator of this whole activity". He told him that although yo
u were involved in fixing before Lord's Test, he would punish him only for the crime committed in that match.Then he sent Butt to jail for 2 and half years. Butt, almost motionless looked up to listen, "You did terrible thing". He then announced that Asif will get 1 year imprisonment. Mohammad Amir got just 6 months in jail, but later Judge clarified that as Amir was 19, he would be sent to young offenders institution. Judge appreciated his 'courage' in pleading guilty.
He then announced that all of them will have to serve half of their terms in jail before being relaesed on licence.
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'The News of the World' did not get their money back as Judge declared that they got what they had bargained for.
In the end, Justice Jeremy Cooke ordered each of the defendants to pay the cost of Prosecution as follows:
Amir £9,389 - payable forthwith (amount already in police possession)
Asif £8,120 - ditto
Butt £30,937 - ditto
Majeed £56,554 - payable within 6 months
Published in SP on 3/11/11
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