They’ve been charged below part 15 of the Act, which pertains to corrupt actions regarding sporting occasions, together with accepting or providing to simply accept any gratification from one other particular person for participating in any act which threatens to undermine the integrity of a sporting even or affect the run of play.
All seven gamers had been additionally given bans of between two and 12 years by CSA, associated to their involvement within the sport.
The Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Actions Act got here into impact within the aftermath of the Hansie Cronje match-fixing scandal in 2000, and it’s understood that that is the primary time it’s getting used to cost sportspersons with offences. The fees have been laid following an investigation by the Directorate for Precedence Crime Investigation (DPCI), referred to as the Hawks, a particular department of the South African Police Service that investigates organised and financial crime.
“Corruption undermines the integrity of sport, and the Hawks are decided to safeguard the values of equity and professionalism in all areas of society. We thank Cricket South Africa for his or her cooperation and dedication to addressing this scourge,” Lieutenant Common Godfrey Lebeya, Nationwide Head of the DPCI, mentioned in a press release issued on Friday.
On the time of preliminary investigation, CSA mentioned not one of the matches within the event had been affected by fixing after the conspirators’ plans had been foiled. It has since been established that Bodi, in collusion with bookmakers from India, approached a number of gamers to take part in fixing three matches within the event and likewise understood that not one of the fixes really happened.
