Spot-fixing controversy
Richard Sydenham at Southwark Crown Court
October 14, 2011
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has denied ever having asked Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir to cheat and bowl no balls, pre-planned, a court heard Friday at the eighth day of the alleged spot fixing trial in London.
"There's no way I could say Amir and Asif (cheating)," Butt said in an interview with police played in court. "They are both players who want to most teams. When we choose our team, are the first two names that we have to write. "
The Southwark Crown Court jury heard a transcript of police interviews with lacrosse in September last year, shortly after the publication of a secret investigation into alleged corruption by cricketers in Pakistan and Majeed, published in News of the World .
The transcript was read format playing role between the police when Detective John Massey and Sarah White House for the prosecution. Butt was sitting on the bench with a dark gray jacket and shirt, royal blue, after a written transcript of the interview. Asif was inserted through an interpreter.
In the interview with the police first, in which the predictions of bullets Majeed Butt was done as a "hiccup", who denied having accepted money from corruption. Butt also said Majeed had no influence on what the agent had boasted in the New World Survey.
"I do not think someone could influence me to cheat my country," said Butt. "I play this game for the love of the game and the love of my country."
He added: "I played at all levels in Pakistan, and ten years playing in Pakistan, I never had any accusation against me This is the first time I was in charge (against me) .." He also denied knowledge of a culture of cheating the Pakistani team.
Butt said he was satisfied with the Majeed for his agent, because it led to an income generated outside of the markings of its functions cricket. These expenses include £ 16 000 and £ 30 000 companies accept Majeed Blue Sky Capital, and Cricket.
Butt was also heard on the links Majeed arranged a contract for sports equipment and cricket for him with Adidas, which earned him £ 800 per game plus the bonus. "He brought me things like Adidas contract," said Butt, "which was a big thing for me like no other he was Pakistani."
The leadoff hitter also revealed how Majeed had "spoken" to a sponsorship deal with the potential TAG Heur watch, which would have received a new face of £ 3,000 every three months, more money after six months. A contract with a shoe company also argued that seeing his name sewn into the skin.
Butt and Asif are accused of conspiracy to defraud, and conspiracy to receive and accept corrupt payments, after testing the Lord in August of last year, when allegedly conspired with Majeed, a teenage fast bowler Amir and other persons unknown to pre- bowl without balls. Asif Butt and deny the charges.
The case continues.
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