Suspected match-fixers will be forced to hand over mobile phones and electronic
devices under new plans to curb corruption.
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download personal messages, including through WhatsApp and Snapchat, under
proposals that could be agreed by the ICC early next year.As the world changes
and as people use different means of communicating with each other through
social media - Whatsapp, Snapchat, all of these things - we have to keep ahead
of these things, said Ronnie Flanagan, the head of the ACU. One extension [of
ACU powers] we might seek is that, instead of just asking for a players billing
records, might we actually, like tennis, seek the ability to take the devices
and download them to see what communications had been made upon them.The
increased powers would mirror those of the Tennis Integrity Unit, who monitor
suspicious activity across mens and womens tennis. The ACU currently has the
authority to request information from players being investigated, including
mobile phone records.It is understood that the ACU has already had some informal
conversations with members of the ICC Board, attempting to win support for the
increased powers. If the board approves, it is likely there would then be a
consultation with the Federation of International Cricketers Associations, and
the three Test countries - India, Pakistan and Zimbabwe - not represented by
FICA. The proposals would then be voted by the ICC Board at a quarterly meeting
- most likely in February or April next year.The ICC is also investigating other
ways to curb corruption. The ACU is consulting experts about how to use the deep
web (parts of the web not indexed by search engines) and the dark web (parts of
the web that require specific software or authorisation) to find evidence of
corruption.In order to thwart the intentions of corruptors, we are constantly
exploring how they attempt to communicate with players, including the use of
various social media networks, and indeed including what some describe as the
dark web or the deep web, said Flanagan.In the United Kingdom, the ACU is close
to finalising a memorandum of understanding to share information with the
National Crime Agency, which will make it easier to identify suspicious
activity.Flanagan also emphasised the need for cricket to work with other sports
against corruption. These corruptors do not consign themselves to one sport.
They are interested in any game.The recent news that Alviro Petersen has been
charged with six anti-corruption offences by Cricket South Africa highlights
crickets continuing struggle against corruption.I think there is no ground for
complacency whatsoever, Flanagan said. These corruptors have demonstrated
ingenuity and demonstrated determination to keep trying to get at players and
match officials who are bound by our code of conduct. Therefore we must be
continually active in thwarting their intentions and we must do that by making
the very best use, not just of international resources involved in
anti-corruption, but also of the domestic resources involved in anti-corruption.
And making sure we co-ordinate our efforts and share that effort across cricket,
wherever it is played and at whatever levels it is played.The ACU has redoubled
attempts to convince players of the need to come forward with evidence after
Chris Cairns was acquitted in London last year. Since the end of that case, the
ACU has worked a) to remind them of their continuing obligation to report
suspected approaches to them but b) to reassure them that we will treat them
sensitively and look after their interests when they come forward, to discharge
the responsibilities that code of conduct places upon them, Flanagan
said.Flanagan believes that working closely with gambling companies is an
important tool for the ACU, although this was not possible in countries -
notably India - in which gambling is illegal.We have a very good relationship
with the legitimate betting industry, so if there are artificial spikes [in
betting odds] we are made aware of them very quickly - or, alternatively, if we
have intelligence that a given game might be susceptible, then we can do
something about that proactively and monitor when it is happening.We do have the
problem in cricket of the black-market gambling industry, largely in the Indian
sub-continent. We are taking strides to try and penetrate that more and more but
it is not easy. But equally we cannot assume that, because the legitimate
betting market is heavily regulated, that it is not problematic and that
problems cant arise there. Of course they can.Flanagan also defended the powers
the ACU were granted by the ICC. There has never been any question of me being
denied resources required to deal with the problem, he said. People often
suggest we should do more things which would tend to make us more like a police
force, with the powers the police force has. Were not a police force, we dont
have the powers of a police force, and we dont seek the powers of a police
force. We have only the powers vested in us that the international board gives
us. They give us those powers after consultation with the players and I think
thats absolutely right.A review of the ACUs work was presented to the ICC board
last year. It identified the need for the ACU to adapt to deal with softer
targets - including domestic games, and Associate and womens matches - and for
domestic boards to collaborate more with each other.
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