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ICC charges Dilhara Lokuhettige for breach of Anti-Corruption Code
By Shruti - Apr 4, 2019 9:30 pm
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Former Sri Lanka cricketer Dilhara Lokuhettige has been charged by the International Cricket Council (ICC) with three counts of breaching the ICC’s anti-corruption code. He was charged for the second time in six months by the ICC. Earlier in November last year, he was charged with the same misdeed on three counts of breaching the ECB’s (Emirates Cricket Board) anti-corruption code.

Dilhara Lokuhettige
Dilhara Lokuhettige

Meanwhile, ICC shared the offences which Lokuhettige breached under the anti-corruption code:

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Article 2.1.1 – Fixing, contriving or otherwise influencing improperly, or being a party to any agreement or effort to fix or contrive or otherwise influence improperly, the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of any International Match

Article 2.1.4 – Directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, enticing, instructing, persuading, encouraging or intentionally facilitating any Participant to breach Code Article 2.1.

Article 2.4.4 – Failing to disclose to the ACU full details of any approaches or invitations received by him to engage in corrupt conduct under the Code.

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However, Lokuhettige has 14 days in hand from April 3, 2019, to respond to the new charges which have levelled against him.