Sanath Jayasuriya Charged with breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption CodeSanath Jayasuriya Charged with breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code

Sanath Jayasuriya Charged with breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code

Sanath Jayasuriya Charged with breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code: Former Sri Lanka opening batsman Sanath Jayasuriya has been charged with two counts of breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Code.  Jayasuriya has been given 14 days from October 15, 2018 to respond. Jayasuriya — who is also a former Sri Lanka Cricket Chair of Selectors — has been charged under offences pertaining article 2.4.6 and article 2.4.7.

Article 2.4.6 stipulates failure or refusal, without compelling justification, to cooperate with any investigation carried out by the ACU, including failure to provide accurately and completely any information and/or documentation requested by the ACU as part of such investigation.

Whereas article 2.4.7 deals with obstructing or delaying any investigation that may be carried out by the ACU, including concealing, tampering with or destroying any documentation or other information that may be relevant to that investigation and/or that may be evidence or may lead to the discovery of evidence of corrupt conduct under the Anti-Corruption Code.

Ex-Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya says he has acted with “integrity” after being charged with corruption. He is accused of failing to co-operate with an investigation and “concealing, tampering with or destroying evidence”. Jayasuriya says the charges “do not contain allegations pertaining to match fixing, pitch fixing or any other similar corrupt activity”.

The 49-year-old has 14 days to respond to charges. “The charges allege that I have not been cooperative and not assisted their investigations,” Jayasuriya added in a statement.

“I have always conducted myself with integrity and transparency with matters concerning the sport and I will continue to do so.”

According to the BBC Sinhala service, the charges by cricket’s governing body against Jayasuriya pertained to him refusing to hand over his mobile phone to ICC authorities for “personal reasons”.

Earlier this month, Alex Marshall, general manager of the ICC anti-corruption unit, announced an investigation into “serious allegations of corruption” in Sri Lanka.

BBC Sinhala understands Jayasuriya was chairman of selectors during the period under investigation. Jayasuriya was player of the tournament as Sri Lanka won the World Cup in 1996 and he scored 21 centuries and took 323 wickets in 445 one-day internationals. He also averaged 40.07 runs in 110 Test matches.

The former government minister retired from international cricket in 2011, but continued playing Twenty20 matches until 2012.

For More Information & Videos Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel

Read More News & Articles

By humsub

Leave a Reply