Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Butt files appeal against sentence

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Disgraced Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt has filed an appeal against a 30-month prison sentence for spot-fixing.

Lawyer Yasin Patel confirmed to The Associated Press in an email on Wednesday that an appeal was filed against the sentence handed down in a London court last week.

"Yes," replied Patel to AP's query whether Butt filed the appeal.

Fast bowler Mohammad Asif was also sent to prison for 1 year and teenage fast bowler Mohammad Amir for six months for bowling no-balls at prearranged times during a test against England last year in order to fix spot-betting markets.

Agent Mazhar Majeed, who …

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