London, March 17: Tainted Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer, involved in the spot-fixing scandal were today ordered to stand trial in a British court beginning March 20 on charges of cheating and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments.
Former Test captain Butt, fast bowlers Asif and Aamer and bookie Mazhar Majeed today appeared before a hearing at the City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court which was basically meant to set the trial date.
The three cricketers were granted unconditional bail and ordered to appear at Southwark Crown Court on May 20 to start trial. Majeed was also granted bail on the condition that he surrenders his passport and not apply for international travel documents.
—–PTI