Sanath Jayasuriya found guilty of breaching ICC Anti-Corruption Code

Sanath Jayasuriya has been banned from all cricket for two years after pleading guilty to breaching two counts of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

Jayasuriya, who was removed from his role as Sri Lanka Cricket Chair of Selectors when he was charged, admitted to being in breach of the following provisions of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code:

Article 2.4.6 - Failure or refusal, without compelling justification, to cooperate with any investigation carried out by the ACU, including failure to provide accurately and completely any information and/or documentation requested by the ACU as part of such investigation.

Article 2.4.7 - Obstructing or delaying any investigation that may be carried out by the ACU, including concealing, tampering with or destroying any documentation or other information that may be relevant to that investigation and/or that may be evidence or may lead to the discovery of evidence of corrupt conduct under the Anti-Corruption Code.

As a result his admissions, he has accepted a sanction of a two-year period of ineligibility.

Alex Marshall, ICC General Manager - ACU said: This conviction under the Code demonstrates the importance of participants in cricket cooperating with investigations. Compelling participants to cooperate under the Code is a vital weapon in our efforts to rid our sport of corruptors. These rules are essential to maintain the integrity of our sport.

The conviction of Jayasuriya is the latest part of a much broader ICC ACU investigation into corruption in cricket in Sri Lanka which was sparked by an Al-Jazeera documentary which detail alleged match-fixing activity. The ACU recently held an amnesty in relation to Sri Lankan Cricket resulting in eleven players and other participants coming forward with new information.

Marshall added: The amnesty has worked very well and has delivered significant new and important intelligence. This new information has assisted a number of our ongoing investigations and has resulted in some new investigations getting underway.

I am very grateful to those who participated in the amnesty and as a result of the information shared we now have a much clearer picture of the situation in Sri Lanka and our investigations are continuing.

The full decision can be found here.

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