Umar Akmal charged under PCB Anti-Corruption Code

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board charged Umar Akmal with two breaches of Article 2.4.4 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code in two unrelated incidents.

According to a press release issued by PCB, article 2.4.4 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code reads as, “Failing to disclose to the PCB Vigilance and Security Department (without unnecessary delay) full details of any approaches or invitations received by the Participant to engage in Corrupt Conduct under this Anti-Corruption Code”.

The press release said, “Umar Akmal was issued the Notice of Charge on Tuesday, 17 March, and has 14 days (31 March 2020) to respond in writing to the charge.”

According to Article 6.2, the range of permissible period of ineligibility for those charged and found guilty for a violation of Article 2.4.4 is a minimum of six months and a maximum of a lifetime.

However, the press release didn’t give any details of the two incidents that have troubled Umar Akmal’s career

The Pakistani batsman and member of Quetta Gladiators Umar Akmal was provisionally suspended on 20 February 2020.