Ata
Ur Rehman S/o Talib Hussain
(Recorded
on 10th December, 1998)
I reiterate
that the statement which I made earlier before the commission was correct.
Earlier, I had given an affidavit voluntarily and of my own accord. Earlier,
when my statement was recorded, Khalid Mahmood, chairman pcb, was present
and therefore I could not say everything. Now I wish to make a supplementary
statement to put the record straight. My statement before the probe committee
was true and correct to the effect that Akram had himself given me money
to play badly. While I was in England, Akram prevailed upon me to give
an affidavit to the effect that the earlier affidavit given by me was under
coercion and influence. At that time I was in Newcastle and was asked by
Akram to come over to Manchester where he threatened me with dire consequences
and said that he was much stronger than me in Pakistan, upon which I succumbed
to his pressure. I was thereupon provided an air ticket from Newcastle
to Manchester and back by Akram which was charged to his credit card. I
am producing a part of the air ticket as also the copy of the affidavit
which I had signed. The affidavit was prepared by the lawyer of Akram and
got signed by me. Before making the statement before the commission I was
advised by Khalid Mahmood to retract my statement which I had made before
the senate committee and earlier affidavit. My original affidavit is lying
with Khalid Mahmood. When we came back to Pakistan from New Zealand Akram
gave me Rs 100,000 and promised to pay the remaining amount if I continued
indulging in match-fixing. Thereafter my mother fell ill and my sister
was operated upon and my conscience pricked me with the result that I stopped
becoming a party to it.
