http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Malcolm-Walter-Speed-c74040 rues lack of power for ICC’s anti corruption and security unit – Cricket News Update
Malcolm Speed, the former chief executive of International Cricket Council, on Saturday said that the major hurdle in uncovering the match-fixers during his tenure was the lack of resources and authority for ICC’s Anti Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU).
Speed’s statement has come in the wake of criticism from former players and cricket pundits that the last year’s spot-fixing scam has proven that ICC’s anti corruption and security unit is a failing institute and cannot unearth the people involved in corruption.
"Comment has been made that the anti-corruption unit couldn't catch these guys - it was up to the (News of the World) journalist to do that - but I think in this area you take what is given to you, the journalist was able to spring this trap, cricket has
been able to take hold of that and impose lengthy bans on these players," the former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 chief, Malcolm Speed was quoted as saying in a leading Australian magazine.
The former ICC chief said that adequate resources was a big issue of ACSU in his time; however, he also added that the anti-corruption body was bound to work in accordance with the legal system of each member country, and this caused a major hurdle in rooting
out the menace of corruption from the game.
The 63-year-old told the media reporters that during his tenure as the apex body's chief, the investigators had to communicate tip-offs about illegal activities to the local police of the respective country, adding that the local police had more-wide ranging
powers than the anti-corruption and security unit.
Three http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 at Lord’s by a British tabloid “News of the World”.
The trio was handed lengthy bans by an ICC tribunal in February, earlier this year, after the players were found guilty of spot fixing. On Thursday the Southwark Crown Court in London handed the discarded trio custodial sentences and heavy financial penalties
after the 12-member jury on spot-fixing found the trio guilty of “conspiracy to cheat, obtain and accept corrupt payments” with a 10-2 majority.
Speed backed the imprisonment of the three players and hoped it would act as a deterrent for others.
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