Gulam Bodi sentenced to five years in prison
Former South Africa batsman is the first one to be imprisoned under a 2004 law, that came into being following the Hansie Cronje match-fixing scandal
Clause 15 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act of 2004
Any person who, directly or indirectly-
accepts or agrees or offers to accept any gratification from any other person, whether for the benefit of himself or herself or for the benefit of that other person or of another person; or
gives or agrees or offers to give to any other person any gratification, whether for the benefit of that other person or for the benefit of another person-
(i) in return for-
(aa) engaging in any act which constitutes a threat to or undermines the integrity of any sporting event, including, in any way, influencing the run of play or the outcome of a sporting event; or
(bb) not reporting the act contemplated in this section to the managing director, chief executive officer or to any other person holding a similar post in the sporting body or regulatory authority concerned or at his or her nearest police station; or
(ii) as a reward for acting as contemplated in subparagraph (i); or
(c) carries into effect any scheme which constitutes a threat to or undermines the integrity of any sporting event, including, in any way, influencing the run of play or the outcome of a sporting event,
is guilty of the offence of corrupt activities relating to sporting events.
Good day for cricket!!!
— Alviro Petersen (@AlviroPetersen) October 18, 2019
Gulam Bodi just been sentenced to 5 years in prison.
He will apply for leave to Appeal and to extend bail his bail, pending the outcome of the appeal.
Firdose Moonda is ESPNcricinfo's South Africa correspondent