The three-member tribunal formed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has adopted a tight-lip stance in dealing with fixing allegations from the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League.
It was learnt that revealing Dhaka Gladiators coach Ian Pont’s involvement in the scandal and the ICC (International Cricket Council) overlooking the matter was not taken lightly by the tribunal. Barrister Nauroz MR Chowdhury, lawyer of the Dhaka Gladiators owner, was the one who revealed Pont’s involvement to the media after the second hearing on January 19, terming it “discrimination”.
“The tribunal has imposed rules on us for not disclosing the discussions taking place in the hearing to the media,” barrister Nurus Sadik, lawyer of Mosharraf Rubel and Mahbubul Alam – two off the nine individuals charged of corruption, told the media yesterday.
Asked about the hearings, Sadik said, “The hearing taking place is on the objection we raised against the preliminary issues. The hearing will go into further proceedings once the ongoing process is completed. The accusations that the ICC and BCB made will be discussed after that.”
It was learnt from sources that the tribunal censured barrister Nauroz verbally for revealing information of the hearing to the media and has also asked others involved to not discuss such matters.
