The document detailing an independent tribunal's deliberations
was not available in Britain because of forthcoming criminal charges faced
there by former captain Salmon Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad
Asif.
The trio are accused of fixing parts of matches in a test match
against England last August.
An International Cricket Council (ICC) statement quoted chief
Haroon Lorgat saying: "It is the ICC's intention to be as transparent an
organization as is feasible and to publish all its reports and findings for the
benefit of stakeholders. "Publishing the full written
determination of the tribunal is clearly in the best interest of cricket."
The statement continued, however, that in light of the decision
by the British Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to pursue criminal charges, a
read-only version of the tribunal's determination was available on the ICC
website for the next seven days only.
Additionally, only readers outside England and Wales could access
it.
Under British legal rules which forbid the publication of details
which could prejudice the outcome of a future criminal or civil case, Reuters
and other international media companies were unable to give details of the
tribunal findings.
