By CricketCountry Staff
Banned Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif, one of the accused spot-fixing scam, failed to appear in the beginning of the trial on the eighth day before arriving at 12.40pm. According to the court rules defendants are supposed to be present during the trial at all times.
Published: Oct 14, 2011, 07:27 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 14, 2011, 07:27 PM (IST)
Mohammad Asif is one of the three Pakistan players accused in spot-fixing © Getty Images
By CricketCountry Staff
London: Oct 14, 2011
Banned Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif, one of the accused spot-fixing scam, failed to appear in the beginning of the trial on the eighth day before arriving at 12.40pm. According to the court rules defendants are supposed to be present during the trial at all times.
Asif so far, has arrived for every other day in good time, smartly dressed in a suit.
At the start of proceedings Asif’s legal representative Alexander Milne QC informed the jury “you may have noticed that Mr Asif is not here” but did not provide any particular reason.
Butt and Asif are facing charges of conspiracy to cheat, and conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments, following the Lord’s Test in August last year.
