ISLAMABAD, Jan 29 : A Pakistani citizen has moved the International Court of Justice (ICJ) through Pakistan’s Ministry of Law seeking lifting of ban on three Pakistani cricketers accused of spot-fixing so that they could take part in the upcoming World Cup.
Advocate Shah Jehan Khan Durrani, while making the International Cricket Council (ICC), UK Cricket Board and Mazhar Majeed (bookie) as respondents, prayed to the court that Pakistan has ICC World Cup, Twenty20 World Cup, Asian Women Twenty20 and many other titles on its credit.
He said according to the UN Charter, the sportspersons enjoy the status of ambassadors and they could not be subjected to trial in a foreign country.
He said in UK three Pakistani cricketers -- Captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif -- were wrongly charged by the ICC, which is a clear cut violation of the UN Charter.
“In the above mentioned circumstances, its is therefore respectfully prayed that under the UN Charter the petition may kindly be entertained in the larger interest of the game and immediately call the respondents to come in this court, explain their position under which law they investigated the Pakistani ambassadors (cricketers) which disgraced Pakistan in wrong charges of spot fixing,” said the petition.
The petitioner prayed to the court to declare null and void the ban on Pakistani cricketers and grant permission to them to take part in the Cricket World Cup.
Advocate Shah Jehan Khan Durrani, while making the International Cricket Council (ICC), UK Cricket Board and Mazhar Majeed (bookie) as respondents, prayed to the court that Pakistan has ICC World Cup, Twenty20 World Cup, Asian Women Twenty20 and many other titles on its credit.
He said according to the UN Charter, the sportspersons enjoy the status of ambassadors and they could not be subjected to trial in a foreign country.
He said in UK three Pakistani cricketers -- Captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif -- were wrongly charged by the ICC, which is a clear cut violation of the UN Charter.
“In the above mentioned circumstances, its is therefore respectfully prayed that under the UN Charter the petition may kindly be entertained in the larger interest of the game and immediately call the respondents to come in this court, explain their position under which law they investigated the Pakistani ambassadors (cricketers) which disgraced Pakistan in wrong charges of spot fixing,” said the petition.
The petitioner prayed to the court to declare null and void the ban on Pakistani cricketers and grant permission to them to take part in the Cricket World Cup.
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