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SL probe into bribery charge
COLOMBO. Oct 22 (AP. Reuter): Cricket authorities Wednesday began probing allegations that a
lop cricket official had demanded money for granting broadcasting rights to a foreign television network.
"We don’t know, the.frue >c-_ tuns yet. The sports midwer Iwdi-ioked the ho.arU.^^I^j tq submit a report within twp. weeks. said- Dammlka^ Ranatunga. the chief executive officer of the Sri Lankan Cricket Board.
Sports Minister Sumanaweera Dissanayake also has asked the country’s Bribery and Corruption Commission to investigate whether the unnamed official had taken the money.
The Island and the Mid-week Mirror newspapers reported that a WorldTel official had complained to Upali Dharmadasa, the cricket board Eresident, that a board official ad demanded 100.000 dollars for giving exclusive telecast
rtfehts.
WorldTel is currently negotiating a 5.5 million dollars deal with the cricket board for rights to cover cricket matches in the island nation over the next three years.
WorldTel officials could not be immediately reached for comment.
"1 firmly believe that de-mandijig money in this WRX grave crime, DissanayakasaW^ in a, s|aie^nept, jatp.pii'naeway-'If a bribe has been given or has been solicited, investigations should be made immediately."
Dharmadasa earlier told the minister that a WorldTel official had made the complaint by telephone.
Dissanayake said in a letter to Dharmadasa: "You also told me that this particular WorldTel official had ... complained that WorldTel had already paid 50.000 dollars to the board official and that he was pestering the WorldTel officer for the balance.”
The letter was released to the press late on Tuesday.
"You also said that WorldTel officials had told you that the
board official was demanding this money to be given to me as minister in charge of the subject." the letter added.
The minister told Dharmadasa to ask WorldTel for details In writing and then forward a formal complaint in two weeks.
Dharmadasa said that the
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I ^^tt^a'^inorandirtri of Understanding has been sighed. We are studying the contract at our end," he said, adding that the BCCSL wanted to sign it -quickly.
But this inquiry will now delay it."
Sri Lanka, whose cricket profile has risen since their World Cup triumph early last year, are to leave next week for Pakistan to play in a four-team limited overs tournament.
"This is the last thing we needed at this time. It's bringing the game into disrepute, especially at a time when our cricketers have put us on top of the world." said Dammlka Ranatunga.