Dhaka Gladiators owner Salim Chowdhury is expected to plead not guilty before the ICC Anti Corruption and Security Unit today after he was charged with match-fixing related offence during the second edition Bangladesh Premier League
The ICC gave 14 days to the nine individuals charged with offenses related to the match-fixing and the deadline ends today. So far only four cricketers – Mohammad Ashraful, Mosharraf Hossain, Mahbubul Alam and England’s Darren Stevens – admitted to have received the charge and are processing their case.
Salim joined the quartet saying he has already instructed his lawyers to take necessary steps in this regard.
‘I have informed my lawyers and they will take necessary steps in accordance with the ICC Anti-corruption code,’ said Salim,
refusing to provide any further details.
‘We would definitely defend ourselves though we are not sure whom to inform regarding the matter as the BCB did not inform us about the Tribunal,’ he added.
Bangladesh Cricket Board acting chief executive officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury, however, said it was mentioned in the ACSU letter they should approach to whom to defend themselves or plead guilty.
‘In my understanding, all accused have to report to the ACSU chief who will then forward it to the head of disciplinary panel for further hearing,’ he said.
The BCB did not name any panel officially but former chief justice of Bangladesh Mahmudul Amin Chowdhury said he will lead the panel and form tribunals to hold trials of the nine accused.
-With New Age input
