Marlon Samuels Charged under ICC Anti-Corruption Code
At the behest of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), West Indies cricketer Marlon Samuels has been accused by the International Cricket Council of violating the ECB’s Anti-Corruption code. The ICC has charged Samuels, who had played a major role in the twin title triumphs of the West Indies at the T20 World Cup, with four counts of breach of the code. According to a media release by the ICC, Samuels violated the code in place at a T10 competition organised by the ECB.
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Samuels Failed to Disclose Hospitality Exceeding $750
The offences relate to articles 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.6, and 2.4.7 respectively, of the code. In his breach of the first mentioned article, Samuels is said to have failed to disclose that he received a payment, or hospitality, or gift, or some other benefit in circumstances in which the sport of cricket could be brought into disrepute. In the second breach, Samuels is reported to have failed to disclose having received hospitality exceeding the value of $750. In the third breach, the West Indies all-rounder is said to have failed to cooperate with the investigation by the ECB’s designated anti-corruption official. In the fourth breach, Samuels is alleged to have concealed information relevant to the investigation and thereby obstructed or delayed the investigation by the ECB’s designated anti-corruption official.
“Mr. Samuels has 14 days from 21 September to respond to the charges. The ICC will not make any further comment in respect of these charges at this stage.”
“Cricket West Indies (CWI) has been made aware of the charges which have been laid by the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit, involving former West Indies player Marlon Samuels. Formal charges have been laid with breaching four counts of the Emirates Cricket Board’s Anti-Corruption Code for participants of the T10 League in Abu Dhabi in 2019. While CWI has yet to receive detailed information relating to this ICC investigation, CWI remains firm in denouncing any such activities within the sport, and fully supports the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit in their efforts to rid the sport of all corruption.”