Warne and Waugh 'not expected' (14 December 1998)
THE chances of Shane Warne and Mark Waugh turning up in Pakistan to testify at the inquiry into allegations of bribery and match-fixing are slim, according to the head of the judicial commission
14-Dec-1998
14 December 1998
Warne and Waugh 'not expected'
By Mihir Bose
THE chances of Shane Warne and Mark Waugh turning up in Pakistan
to testify at the inquiry into allegations of bribery and
match-fixing are slim, according to the head of the judicial
commission.
At the weekend the registrar of the Lahore High Court sent a
summons to Warne and Waugh, the two Australian cricketers who
were fined by the Australian board in 1995 for their involvement
with a Delhi bookmaker in 1994.
Just over two months ago Waugh and Mark Taylor, representing
Shane Warne, gave evidence before Justice Malik Mohammed Qayyum
in Pakistan. But at that stage the Australians did not reveal
that Warne and Waugh had already been fined for giving
information to an Indian bookmaker.
Justice Qayyum feels that this non-disclosure affects the
credibility of the evidence given by the Australians and would
now like to question them further.
However, he said yesterday: "We have offered to pay their fares
and all their expenses but I'm not very hopeful they will come.
However, whatever they do, they will not derail my inquiry into
match-fixing in Pakistan cricket and I hope to report to the
president of Pakistan by the end of the month."
On Saturday Justice Qayyum heard evidence from a Lahore bookmaker
and he is now waiting to hear evidence from Test player Aamir
Sohail. He has also collected data on the assets of the Pakistan
players.
Source :: Electronic Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk)