International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged 9 individuals under the anti-corruption code for various offences that are alleged to have been committed during the 2013 Bangladesh Premier T20 League.
The identities of nine individual will not be disclosed until the conclusion of the disciplinary proceedings against them.
Seven have been charged for fixing-related offences, with two others charged for failing to comply with their obligation to report corrupt approaches that were made to them
Alleged corruption involves Dhaka Gladiators franchise of BPL engaged in match-fixing and spot-fixing activity and the individuals as they failed to report the conspiracy.
The corruption scandal was unearthed by the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), which was engaged by the BCB to provide anti-corruption cover during the BPL 2013.
Notices have been issued to the relevant individuals. However, all those charged remain innocent until proven guilty.
Mohammad Ashraful who had confessed his roles in match-fixing and also made an apology shortly after BCB announced on June 4 that it would keep him away from all kinds of cricket, is among those who were questioned by the ACSU officials.
The allegations relate to two matches Ashraful's team Dhaka Gladiators played and lost against Chittagong Kings and Barisal Burners in February. Ashraful captained the Dhaka Gladiators to the BPL trophy.
All those charged now have 14 days to indicate whether they wish to plead guilty or to defend themselves against the charges brought against them in a full hearing, which would take place before an Anti-Corruption Tribunal convened in accordance with the processes set out in Article 5 of the BCB's Anti-Corruption Code, the officials said.
Those who plead guilty, or who deny the charges but are later found guilty by an Anti-Corruption Tribunal, would be subject to the sanctions mandated in Article 6 of the BCB's Anti-Corruption Code, which include the impositions of a suspension of: (a) between five years up to a lifetime for the fixing offences; and (b) between one to five years for any failure to report a corrupt approach.
(with inputs from IANS)
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