The Anti-Corruption Tribunal, formed to try the accused in the Bangladesh Premier League match-fixing scandal, is expected to provide the Bangladesh Cricket Board with the details of its short verdict on June 8, said the officials on Thursday.
The Tribunal on February 26 acquitted six players and officials of match-fixing related offences but did not announce any punishment for the three players including former national captain Mohammad Ashraful, who had pleaded guilty.
The BCB and the International Cricket Council were waiting for the
details of their verdict before they decide on whether to lodge an appeal against the acquittal or not.
Nizamuddin Chowdhury, acting chief executive officer of the BCB, said on Thursday they expect to get the reasoning of the short verdict soon.
‘The information that I have, I can tell you that we are expecting to get the reasoning of earlier verdict within three to four days.
‘Once we get it, we will discuss it with the ICC before we take our next step. I cannot tell you the legal term but this will not be the full verdict,’ he said.
Shakil Kasem, a member of the tribunal, told reporters that they will give the reasoning to the BCB on June 8.
However, the reasoning will not mention any punishment for the three cricketers who had pleaded guilty.
‘A sanction hearing will take place on June 18 which will determine the punishment,’ said Kashem.
New Zealand cricket Lou Vincent was later implicated in the case. Vincent, Ashraful and Sri Lankan Kaushal Lokuarachchi are the three cricketers to have pleaded guilty.
-With New Age input
