LONDON : During day 14 of the spot fixing trial the lawyer for Salman
Butt accused fast bowler Muhammed Amir of having direct contact with
bookies in Pakistan, Ali Bajwa who is
representing the former Pakistan captain in his closing argument said
that even though Amir was young he did not need anyone’s guidance for
fixing and understood right from wrong. Bajwa added that Butt had no control over Amir’s bowling and that the fast bowler was in direct contact with Mazhar Majeed. Bajwa
also levelled allegations against Muhammed Asif and said Butt had
nothing to do with the no-ball bowled by the pace bowler. Bajwa
said Butt did not direct Asif to run fast and the captain’s advice did
not mean there was fixing. Bajwa requested the court to ignore
statements made by Muhammed Asif. Bajwa further said he would leave the fate of his client upon the jury and hoped Butt would be cleared of the charges. Bajwa
was followed by the lawyer for Muhammed Asif who during his closing
arguments said Mazhar Majeed was corrupt and his life was filled with
lies.Alexander Milne who is representing Asif said evidence
proved that Salman Butt and Mazhar Majeed were involved in fixing and no
marked bills were recovered from his client
