da realbet： Star West Indian batsman Brian Lara, has been cleared of allcharges of involvement in match-fixing following an investigationinto allegations against him
Derrick Nicholas12-Nov-2002Star West Indian batsman Brian Lara, has been cleared of allcharges of involvement in match-fixing following an investigationinto allegations against him. This was announced by the Rev.Wes Hall, president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB),during a press conference on Monday.The investigation carried out by prominent Barbadian attorneyat-law Elliott Mottley found no evidence in support of theallegations made against Lara contained in the Report of theBureau of Criminal Investigations of India on Cricket Match Fixingand Related Malpractices, dated November 2, 2000.”Mr. Mottley’s investigation on behalf of the West Indies CricketBoard has indicated that the allegations made against Brian wereunfounded and not supported by any evidence,” Rev. Wes Hall,announced during a news conference at the Trinidad HiltonHotel.Hall added: “We now consider that this matter is hereby officiallyclosed and wish to thank Mr. Mottley for his investigation and hisreport. We wrote Brian’s lawyers informing them that the matteris officially closed and that the allegations made against himwere unfounded.”Rev. Hall also said the WICB has submitted the report to theICC.During the investigation, commissioned in April last year, Mottleyconducted personal interviews with several people includingLara, submitted questions to several people in writing, visitedthe International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption Unit fordiscussions with Lord Condon and his staff, as well as compiledreports on the meetings held and findings of the investigation.