KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s banned captain Salman Butt will not appear at Southwark Crown Court on Friday to face charges of taking bribes brought against him by Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), a source close to the batsman said.
Butt, along with pace bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir and sports agent Mazhar Majeed from Croydon, England, were charged in February with conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments and with conspiracy to cheat.
Sources close to Butt said his lawyer,
