Amir, Asif & Salman Spot fixing Punishment

It took a while coming but it seems that justice was finally done. Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and Mazhar Majeed were all sentenced to jail terms by the Southwark Crown Court.

Following the four-week trial at Southwark Crown Court, Butt and Asif were each found guilty of conspiracy to accept corrupt payments and conspiracy to cheat, offences that carry a maximum jail term of seven years. Amir and Majeed had already pleaded guilty.

Majeed received the longest jail term — 32 months. Next up, was former Pakistan skipper Butt — he got 30 months. Asif received a jail term of one year. And Amir, the youngest of the lot, was sentenced to six months imprisonment but the term was later revised to 6 months of detainment at ajuvenile offenders’ institution.

Each of the accused will serve half the time in custody and then they will be released on licence. If they breach their licence or commit any other offence, they will be brought back to serve the remainder of their sentence.

Judge Jeremy Cook told Butt that it was clear that he was the orchestrator of this activity.

“Clear to me that you were orchestrator of this activity.” he said. “You were involved in fixing before the Lord’s Test but will only be punished for Lord’s Test.”

And this was the reason why Butt received a harsher sentence than the other players.

After the sentences were handed down, the players reacted with stunned silence. They collected their bags, and were ‘taken down’ to the holding cells, then Wandsworth Prison. Amir is headed to the Feltham YoungOffenders Insitute.

Amir’s lawyer says he is planning to appeal his sentence. Judge had told Amir his sentence would be a “deterrent.” All the players have the right to appeal to a higher court.

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Written by Fun Souls | August 2, 2011 | 0

What is Ramzan?

Ramzan is the ninth month according to Islamic Lunar calendar. Ramzan (written as Ramadan) is derived from the Arabic root word ‘ramida’ or ‘arramad’ that means intense scorching heat and dryness, especially of the ground. Ramadan is so called to indicate the heating sensation in the stomach as a result of thirst. Others said it is so called because Ramadan scorches out the sins as it burns the ground. Some said it is so called because the hearts and souls are more readily receptive to the admonition and remembrance of Allah during Ramadan, as the sand and stones are receptive to the sun’s heat.

Ramadan begins after the month of Shaban, after the new moon has been sighted. In case new moon is not sighted then after 30 days of Shaban, Ramadan begins. The month of Ramadan lasts for 29 or 30 days depending on the sighting of the moon. If the moon is sighted on the night of 29th fast then the month of Shawwal begins from tomorrow and Ramadan is over. The 1st of Shawwal is the Eid also know asEid-ul-fitr to distinguish it from Eid-ul-azha (Bakri Eid).

Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was revealed. The Quran clearly says “O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you many learn piety and rightousness” – Al Baqarah, 2:183. Fasting is to be done by all able bodied men and women and childrenwho have reached puberty. If a person is sick or has some medical reason or if a women is pregnant thenthey are waived from fasting.

During Ramadan the people who fast are not allowed to eat or drink anything (including water) from dawn to after sunset. Also one has to restrain other body parts, which may render the fast worthless despite the main factor of hunger and thirst; so the tongue,

Here is some latest and old collection of Ramazan Wallpapers: