ICC refutes Ghai charges claim

The International Cricket Council played no role in the decision by Kenyan authorities to lay criminal charges against former Kenyan Cricket Association Chairman, Sharad Ghai, the head of cricket's international governing body said today.

Responding to an inaccurate media report coming out of Africa, the Chief Executive of the ICC, Mr Malcolm Speed, said that the decision by the Kenyan authorities to charge Ghai on corruption charges was taken by the Kenyan authorities alone and that the ICC played no part in this action.

"Decisions on criminal charges are clearly matters for the relevant authorities in our member countries," said Mr Speed.

"The ICC respects the judicial process in each of our 92 member countries and contrary to at least one media report it has not played any role in the decision by the Kenyan authorities to lay criminal charges against Mr Ghai. This is a matter entirely for the Kenyan legal system."