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First day's hearing held

All accused represented by lawyers except Rafique

Sports Reporter
All those, excepting former national cricketer Mohammad Rafique, charged by the ICC for breaching the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB's) anti-corruption code during this year's BPL, were represented on the first day of the tribunal's preliminary hearing at an
office in Gulshan yesterday.
The accused include Mohammad Ashraful, Rafique, Mosharraf Hossain, Mahbubul Alam, Dhaka Gladiators owners Selim Chowdhury and Shihab Chowdhury, the franchise's Indian CEO Gaurav Rawat, Sri Lankan spinner Kaushal Lokuarachchi and Englishman Darren Stevens.
While lawyers representing Mosharraf, Mahbubul,
Lokuarachchi and the Gladiators were present in person, Stevens and Ashraful were represented by their UK-based lawyer, Yasin Patel, through Skype.
Of the nine accused, Ashraful and Lokuarachchi have already confessed to wrongdoings. While Ashraful admitted to being involved in spot-fixing in June this year, Lokuarachchi, who is accused of failing to report an improper approach, also reportedly admitted to his wrongdoing.
Lawyers representing the Dhaka Gladiators, who had earlier filed a case against the BCB, have asked the tribunal to stop its proceedings until they get a response from the court.
Speaking to reporters, the franchise's lawyer, A M Aminuddin said, "We filed a case in the civil court after the BCB failed to form a tribunal within the given amount of time. There were some defects in the notices that they had sent to us as well. So we asked them to stop the process until we get a response from the court."
The rest of the accused pleaded not guilty.
Speaking on behalf of Mosharraf and Mahbubul, their lawyer Nurus Sadik said, "My clients are innocent and we have given the tribunal our views. They have taken our documents. The rest of the processes will take place as per the legal procedures."
The convener of the three-member tribunal, Justice Khademul Islam Chowdhury informed reporters that the next hearing was scheduled to take place on January 19. Until then however, the tribunal will be in touch with the lawyers of the accused.
Apart from Justice Chowdhury, the tribunal also includes former national cricketers Shakil Kasem and Ajmalul Hossain.
Members of ICC's legal department, Jonathan Taylor, Iain Higgins and Shelly Clarke were also present in the hearing.