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| Pakistani trio admits to taking money |
| Press Trust Of India / London Sep 05, 2010, 00:59 IST |
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Mired in a spot-fixing scam, the Pakistani trio of Salman Butt, Mohammed Aamir and Mohammed Asif have told investigators that they took money from the alleged bookie, Mazhar Majeed, but denied any wrongdoing.
The suspended trio, being grilled by Scotland Yard here, claimed the money they took from Majeed was on account of sponsorship contracts they had signed with different commercial organisations. They insisted that they did not know that Majeed, working as an agent for them, was also a bookmaker.
“The players also showed their written contracts for these sponsorship deals to the police,” Pakistan legal advisor Tafazzul Rizvi said. “The players have contested the allegation and also volunteered themselves for police investigations,” he said.
According to reports, £50,000 were recovered from the hotel room of Butt.
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