Dilhara Lokuhettige charged for breaching ICC's Anti-Corruption Code

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Former Sri Lankan cricketer Dilhara Lokuhettige has been charged for breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC)'s anti-corruption code, ICC said in a press release.

According to the ICC, Mr. Lokuhettige has been charged under the following counts :

Article 2.1.1 – Fixing, contriving or otherwise influencing improperly, or being a party to any agreement or effort to fix or contrive or otherwise influence improperly, the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of any International Match
Article 2.1.4 – Directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, enticing, instructing, persuading, encouraging or intentionally facilitating any Participant to breach Code Article 2.1.
Article 2.4.4 - Failing to disclose to the ACU full details of any approaches or invitations received by him to engage in corrupt conduct under the Code.

The former Sri Lankan cricketer was charged by the Emirate's Cricket Board last November and was provisionally suspended for committing similar offences during the T10 League in 2017.

Meanwhile, the ICC noted that this provisional suspension on Mr. Lokuhettige "remains in full force and effect and he has additionally been provisionally suspended under the ICC Code pending the determination of these new charges"

Mr Lokuhettige has 14 days from April 03 to respond to the new charges.