ICC discusses with Interpol to combat corruption in sport

Last year, a huge controversy had engulfed cricket in a big way when Al Jazeera aired an investigative documentary, where it had noted that they had evidence of "corruption at the highest levels of cricket". They denied to give any footage to ICC, but the broadcaster had also said that they were in talks with Interpol about its findings. 

It is clearly not in the public domain any more regarding the findings of that documentary, but ICC has taken a step forward and held discussions with Interpol in order to facilitate better cooperation from police across the globe. Alex Marshall, who is currently working as the General Manager of ICC's Anti-Corruption unit, had met Interpol officers in Lyon last week to ensure that there would be better cooperation between the two organisations.

"The ICC and Interpol are keen on working together and our meetings in Lyon last week were productive. The ICC has an excellent relationship with law enforcement agencies in a number of countries but working with Interpol means we are connecting with their 194 members," Marshall was quoted as saying by ICC.

"Our focus is on the education of players and prevention and disruption of corruptors. Where our enquiries reveal criminal offences have been committed, we will refer this to the relevant law enforcement organisations and this makes Interpol an important partner for us," he added.

"Sport brings people together, but criminals looking to make large profits can undermine its integrity. Our meetings and cooperation with partners such as the ICC help us shape a collaborative, holistic response," Jose de Gracia, Assistant Director of Interpol's Criminal Networks unit, said.