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Richard Sydenham in Southwark Crown Court
5 OTT 2011
Attempts at setting up by the Pakistan players and Salman Butt Mohammad Asif was suspended for lunch the second day with all the parties are still discussing the legal arguments. Among those participating in the experience of Pakistan Cricket Board legal adviser Tafazzul Rizvi.
Rizvi, who was mounting the PCB for five years, has participated in the first two days of the case to Southwark Crown Court. He is not going to stay for a maximum period of five weeks, but their conclusions to the PCB.
Butt and Asif, who arrived in Lahore at the weekend, facing the possibility of a custodial sentence if found guilty, even if both are pleaded not guilty. They are charged with conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments, after the Lord's test in August last year, they have conspired to bowl no balls, predetermined.
"I'm here as an observer on behalf of PCB," said Rizvi ESPNcricinfo. "When this case, the players were a major contract for the PCB so that's why we are interested in this. Ironically I was here in London, even when the players' hotel rooms' were searched by the police ' last year. It was important that I witness in a criminal proceeding with the players of Pakistan.
"I'm just worried about the legal aspect to the side of the PCB does not play, so there is no evidence against them does not interest us."
Rizvi also said that the regulations of the ICC means that players must have an independent legal support, so it has not contacted with the players during the trial or in advance. PCB main goal is to follow the procedures and learn from what happened to influence future events or policies.
"As Cricket Board have to know if something went wrong for them. We can not discuss the details now, but the charges were reflected in the Final Judgement."
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