ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) will take no part in probing the players allegedly involved in a spot-fixing scandal, officials confirmed on Thursday.
Officials of the Interior Ministry and FIA told DawnNews that they were ‘least concerned’ in the spot-fixing scandal and denied to have investigated the players involved.
Minister for Interior Rehman Malik announced on August 29 that a three-member team would travel to the UK to assist Scotland Yard in the investigations but the team never left for the UK.
Inam Ghani, the proposed head of the investigative team, confirmed to DawnNews that the FIA has not quizzed the three players, who returned from the UK last week.
Pakistan’s Test captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were alleged to have been involved in a spot-fixing scandal by British tabloid News of the World.
The tabloid alleged that the trio took money from their agent Mazhar Majeed to bowl three no-balls during Pakistan’s fourth Test match against England at Lord’s.
The players were quizzed by Scotland Yard before being allowed to return home, only on the condition of being available for further questioning, if necessary.
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