London: Two disgraced Pakistan cricketers lost their appeals against jail sentences yesterday in one of the sport's biggest fixing scandals.
The judge at London's Court of Appeal upheld the prison terms handed to Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir for their role in spot-fixing during a test between England and Pakistan last year.
Justice Igor Judge said the cricketers betrayed their team, their country and their sport.
Butt, the former Pakistan captain, was sentenced to 2 years in jail earlier this month after being convicted of conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments.
The 19-year-old Amir pleaded guilty and was handed a six-month sentence in a young offenders' institution. Mohammad Asif, who was sentenced to a year decided not to appeal.
The judge at London's Court of Appeal upheld the prison terms handed to Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir for their role in spot-fixing during a test between England and Pakistan last year.
Justice Igor Judge said the cricketers betrayed their team, their country and their sport.
Butt, the former Pakistan captain, was sentenced to 2 years in jail earlier this month after being convicted of conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments.
The 19-year-old Amir pleaded guilty and was handed a six-month sentence in a young offenders' institution. Mohammad Asif, who was sentenced to a year decided not to appeal.
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