LONDON: Appeals filed by Salman Butt and Mohammed Amir were dismissed by the Lord Chief Justice on Tuesday.
The sentences handed down to the two cricketers will stand and Butt will serve 30 months in Jail, while Amir will be detained for 6 months.
During the hearing of the appeal Lord Chief Justice remarked that the appeal case of butt was unarguable.
Earlier during the hearing, Butt’s lawyer Ali Bajwa admitted that his client was involved in fixing during the Lord’s test.
Bajwa also told the court that by doing so Butt had conned the PCB and the Pakistani people.
Salman Butt has been severely distressed after his sentence, Bajwa said to which the Judge hearing the appeal asked why Butt committed corruption.
Meanwhile Amir's lawyer during proceedings has asked for a suspended sentence for his client and said that he would remain in the UK to carry out any
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