▁All ▁three ▁players ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁file ▁an ▁appeal ▁with ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Ar bitr ation ▁for ▁Sport . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁announ cement , ▁The ▁Independent ▁said ▁that ▁" the ▁game ▁was ▁at ▁last ▁standing ▁up ▁to ▁its ▁respons ib ilities ," ▁while ▁The ▁Guardian ▁claimed ▁that ▁" the ▁ur gency ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁fier ce ▁d eter rent ▁to ▁players ▁everywhere ▁has ▁out we ighed ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁pun ishment ▁fit ▁the ▁crime ." ▁ ▁C riminal ▁investigation ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁report , ▁Scotland ▁Y ard ▁announced ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁arrested ▁Maj eed ▁on ▁susp icion ▁of ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁def ra ud ▁book m akers . ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁after ▁the ▁Test ▁match ▁had ▁been ▁completed , ▁three ▁more ▁arr ests ▁were ▁made ▁( two ▁un ident ified ▁men ▁and ▁an ▁un ident ified ▁woman ) ▁on ▁susp icion ▁of ▁money ▁la und ering ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁alleg ations . ▁Police ▁also ▁seized ▁the ▁cell ▁ph ones ▁of ▁As if , ▁Am ir , ▁and ▁Sal man ▁But t ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁investig ations . ▁Scotland ▁Y ard ▁announced ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁that ▁the ▁initial ▁file ▁of ▁the ▁investigation ▁had ▁been ▁passed ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁Crown ▁Pro sec ution ▁Service ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁decide ▁whether ▁to ▁charge ▁the ▁players ▁or ▁not . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Scotland ▁Y ard ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁passed