Intikhab records statement in camera (22 October 1998)
LAHORE, Oct 21: Former cricket team captain and manager Intikhab Alam on Wednesday recorded his statement in camera before an inquiry commission probing the charges of match-fixing against certain players
22-Oct-1998
22 October 1998
Intikhab records statement in camera
By Our Reporter
LAHORE, Oct 21: Former cricket team captain and manager Intikhab Alam
on Wednesday recorded his statement in camera before an inquiry
commission probing the charges of match-fixing against certain
players.
The commission, Justice Malik Muhammad Qayyum, directed the FIA and
the Punjab Inspector-General police to produce a former National Bank
of Pakistan employee, Saleem Parvez, in the court on Saturday.
It said that the employee's statement had become necessary in light
of the evidence produced so far before the commission.
The others who recorded their statement in camera till now include
Basit Ali, Rashid Latif and Ataur Rehman. During the course of
proceedings on another day, the commission remarked that Basit's
statement if published could create an alarm in the country.
Ataur Rehman on his first appearance before the commission recorded
his statement in open court and in it denied having given any
affidavit to the effect that he was offered bribe for bowling badly
in a match in New Zealand.
The commission discontinued the recording of the statement when it
felt that the bowler was lying and gave him a few days to reconsider
his stance. Ataur Rehman on the next date of hearing recorded his
statement in camera and that it would make headlines in the
newspapers.
During the day, an alleged bookie, Raja Zafar Iqbal alias Jo Jo, was
allowed time for filing a reply to a show cause notice for allegedly
giving a wrong statement in the court. He said that his brother did
not indulge in betting while the latter admitted doing so in his
statement made earlier.
Advocate Kazim Khan representing Mr Raja requested for time to file a
reply and it was granted.The commission recorded the statement of a
person, Abdul Ghafoor, who operated Carry Home restaurant for 35
years till 1994. It was stated by a witnesses that he made bets at
the reception of the restaurant's counter.
The owner of the restaurant who operates it presently denied
knowledge of any such activity in his hotel. Mr Ghafoor said that he
used to be a bookmaker at the Race Course Club but he never indulged
in betting on cricket matches.
Source :: Dawn (https://dawn.com/)