Appeals Commissioner The Hon. Justice John Hansen insisted that "Itwas not the ICC that reduced the charge against Mr Singh from a level 3.3 offence toa 2.8. That was my decision and my decision alone. I made that decision on thebasis of my factual findings and my legal interpretation of the Code of Conduct. Aninterpretation I may add that counsel were by in large in agreement with. I also wishto disabuse the media of any notion that there was some "sort of deal".... It is incorrect tosuggest that there was some sort of an agreement reached between Australian andIndian cricket authorities that I simply rubber stamped." He also of coursepointed out that had he been made aware of Harbhajan Singh's earliertransgressions, the penalty imposed may have been different: Mr Singh can feel himselffortunate that he has reaped the benefit of these database and human errors. Butjudicial experience shows that these are problems that arise from time to time."