The investigation launched by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Ministry of Sports into the match-fixing allegations raised on the 2011 Cricket World Cup has been completed, Chief of the SIU SSP Jagath Fonseka said.
He said the statements of three cricketers summoned so far are genuine, and has revealed the practical reason for a change in squad during the tournament, adding that this is an incident that had occurred in 2011.
The Ministry of Sports launched an investigation into the allegation, after former Minister of Sports Mahindananda Aluthgamage revealed in June that the 2011 Cricket World Cup final between Sri Lanka and India was fixed.
Sri Lanka Cricketers, including Mahela Jayawardena, Kumara Sangakkara, Aravinda de Silva and Upul Tharanga were inquired and summoned in this regard.
SSP Jagath Fonseka further said that they will send the report on the investigation to the Secretary of the Ministry of Sports.
A decision to end the investigation was drawn during a discussion with high ranking officials of the Special Investigation Unit held this morning, he said.
SSP Fonseka pointed out that the summoning of various cricketers to record statements had caused a crisis in the country and can lead to a major issue.
“The three statements recorded thus far shows that there are no evidence to prove the 14- allegations raised by former Parliamentarian Mahindananda Aluthgamage. The International Cricket Council too has not responded with regard to the allegations. It has also not even commenced any investigations’, he told Lankadeepa Newspaper.
