KARACHI, March 29, 2007 (AFP) - A Pakistani former judge who led a key probe into match-fixing during the 1990s on Thursday urged the government to send investigators to Jamaica to assist in the murder investigation of cricket coach Bob Woolmer.
Justice Malik Mohammad Qayyum also demanded a judicial inquiry into the national team's shock World Cup exit, amid swirling rumours that Woolmer's death was linked to a so-called gambling mafia. Minnows Ireland sent Pakistan, the 1992 champions, crashing out of the tournament on March 17, beating them by three wickets. A day later, Woolmer was found strangled in his hotel room. "A judicial inquiry should be ordered into this fiasco," Qayyum told AFP.
"Winning or losing is part of the game but the manner in which we lost against Ireland in particular needs to be inquired into," he said.
He refused to speculate on the possible motives for Woolmer's death but said that Pakistan's government should get involved in the probe.
"Woolmer was our man. He was our coach and the government must send its own investigation team," he said.
In 2000, Qayyum, at the time a Lahore High Court Judge, led a judicial inquiry into allegations of match-fixing centred on former Pakistan captain Salim Malik.
Australian trio Shane Warne, Tim May and Mark Waugh had alleged Malik offered them money to underperform during their team's tour to Pakistan in 1994.
The Qayyum inquiry banned Malik and paceman Ataur Rehman for life and fined six others, including the current captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, caretaker coach Mushtaq Ahmed, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Saeed Anwar and Akram Raza.
Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Naseem Ashraf on Monday denied the team were involved in any kind of match-fixing or corruption.
INZIEGATE CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THAT THE PAKISTAN JUDGE CLEARLY THINKS THAT MATCH-FIXING IS THE PRIMARY MOTIVE FOR BOB WOOLMER'S MURDER!!!
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