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Pakistani players to face treason charge

A lawyer in Pakistan has filed treason charges against national cricket team members facing an investigation into claims they fixed matches for money in England.

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The lawyer says spot-fixing amounts to dishonesty to the nation and falls under the law of treason which carries a death sentence in Pakistan.

Seven Pakistani players are under investigation following the British newspaper sting that surfaced at the weekend.

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Malcolm Speed, who headed the ICC from 2001 to 2008, has said there's a compelling case to suspend Pakistan from world cricket.

The ICC has promised prompt and decisive action if there's proof of spot-fixing by Pakistan players in the fourth Test against England.

A parliamentary sports committee in Pakistan has asked the government to dissolve the country's cricket board, but neither the ICC nor the Pakistan Cricket Board have suspended the players involved in the allegedly deliberate bowling of no-balls at Lord's

But ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat says the integrity of the game is of paramount importance.

The ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit is investigating newspaper allegations that fixing is endemic in Pakistan matches up to and including its current tour of England.


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