▁previous ▁experience ▁in ▁sport ing ▁tri als . ▁But t ▁and ▁Am ir ▁object ed ▁to ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁Bel off , ▁cont ending ▁that , ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁I CC ▁discipl inary ▁committee , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁I CC ▁over ▁the ▁three ▁cr ick eters . ▁This ▁was ▁shown , ▁they ▁claimed , ▁when ▁he ▁voted ▁against ▁lif ting ▁their ▁susp ensions . ▁But t ' s ▁lawyer , ▁A ft ab ▁Gul , ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁case ▁because ▁he ▁doubt ed ▁his ▁client ▁would ▁receive ▁justice . ▁The ▁I CC ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁because ▁the ▁story ▁was ▁broken ▁by ▁News ▁of ▁the ▁World , ▁its ▁rep or ters ▁would ▁feature ▁in ▁the ▁case . ▁A ▁decision ▁was ▁de ferred ▁to ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁I CC ▁had ▁b anned ▁all ▁three ▁players — Butt ▁for ▁ten ▁years , ▁of ▁which ▁five ▁were ▁susp ended , ▁As if ▁for ▁seven ▁years , ▁of ▁which ▁two ▁were ▁susp ended , ▁and ▁Am ir ▁for ▁five ▁years . ▁The ▁susp ension ▁of ▁sentences ▁for ▁But t ▁and ▁As if ▁were ▁conditional ▁on ▁each ▁"[ comm itting ] ▁no ▁further ▁bre ach ▁of ▁the ▁code ▁and ... [ part icip ating ] ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁Cr icket ▁Board ▁in ▁a ▁programme ▁of ▁anti - cor ruption ▁education ".