ICC publishes final determination of independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has this evening published a redacted and encrypted version of the final determination of the independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal following the hearing into spot-fixing charges against three Pakistan players ? Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif ? which concluded in Doha, Qatar on 5 February 2011.

When handing down its decision, the tribunal expressed the strong view that its full written determination should be published widely (as the ICC has the power to do under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code), so that interested parties can read and fully understand the reasons for the tribunal?s determination.

The ICC shares that view and wishes all stakeholders and followers of the sport to see for themselves the effort and resource that the ICC has devoted to pursuing these charges, so that there can be confidence in the ability of the ICC (and its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit) to defend and maintain the reputation and integrity of the sport from corrupt activities.

Haroon Lorgat, the ICC Chief Executive, said: ?It is the ICC?s intention to be as transparent an organisation as is feasible and to publish all its reports and findings for the benefit of stakeholders. Publishing the full written determination of the tribunal is clearly in the best interest of cricket.?

However, in light of a recent decision by the UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to pursue criminal charges against the three players, the ICC has taken steps to permit read-only and non-printable access to a redacted version of the tribunal?s full written determination via its website for the next seven days only (i.e. until Wednesday 16 February) and to those users located outside of England and Wales only.

WARNING: Anyone located inside of England and Wales is prohibited from accessing this determination. Accessing or attempting to access the determination in violation of this prohibition would be a breach of the terms and conditions of this website and therefore unlawful. Any publication or dissemination of the determination within England and Wales is subject to the strict legal restrictions set out in the Contempt of Court Act 1981.