Aamir Sohail records statement in-camera (20 December 1998)

20 December 1998

Aamir Sohail records statement in-camera

By Our Reporter

LAHORE, Dec 19: Batsman Aamir Sohail on Saturday recorded his statement in-camera before an Inquiry Commission probing charges of match-fixing and betting. This was the second statement of Aamir Sohail which continued for over an hour, his earlier statement was made in open court.

The commission comprising Justice Malik Muhammad Qayyum has so far recorded statements of 45 persons, including present and former cricketers, Pakistan Cricket Board officials and alleged bookies.

Talking to journalists after the proceedings, PCB Legal Advisor Ali Sabtain Fazli said that no other witness, except two Australian cricketers was under notice. He said that Wasim Akram had sought permission to cross-examine the witnesses who had made allegations against him in their statements before the commission. He said that no date has as yet been fixed for cross-examination of the witnesses.

About Shane Warne and Mark Waugh's re-examination, the legal adviser said that arrangements were under way for examination of the Australians by the commission through satellite contact.

Replying to a question, the legal adviser said that the statements of the bookies examined had established that betting was practised in the society at a large scale. He said that betting rates were prescribed by bookies and bets were made even at the lowest level in the society.

Source :: Dawn (https://dawn.com/)