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CHAMPIONING WORLD CRICKET // ANTI-CORRUPTION
CLARITY & CONFIDENCE
High-profile changes and sanctions have been the catalyst for an improved anti-corruption approach in Sri Lanka
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This has been a significant year in the fight against corruption with increased reporting of suspected wrongdoing, a successful amnesty period in Sri Lanka, collaboration with Interpol, and ultimately 10 charges brought.
The ICC Integrity App was launched in June 2018 and has received several thousand downloads. It is being widely used and the next stage of its development will be translating it into the range of languages spoken across the cricketing world.
The App is an important development in clarifying information and making the reporting channels easier. The App delivers clear, simple messages about the threats of anti-corruption and also has its own reporting function.
The Anti-Corruption Hotline has changed to a mobile number which has facilitated communication via WhatsApp, which has proved a successful innovation.
Overall, the education for players around anti- corruption has been made briefer, clearer and simpler emphasising the three Rs: Recognise (that something suspicious has occurred); Reject (the approach or suggestion); and Report (to the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU).
The ACU’s education has extended to female players and under-19 sides. This past year has seen the first reported approach to a women’s player. The increased profile and coverage of women’s cricket, in particular, will potentially make those games more attractive to gamblers and therefore corruptors.
Education materials are also being made available to national governing bodies to share with players and teams at domestic level.
The ACU has continued to build confidence among players that reporting suspected wrongdoing is straightforward and that the investigation process is robust, rigorous and fair.
The increased reporting has enabled the ACU to disrupt and pursue corruptors who are outside cricket. Even though their activities may fall outside the Anti-Corruption Code, they can be interviewed, warned to stay away from the game and reported to law enforcement or immigration authorities.
An ongoing strategic aim is to press for anti- corruption legislation in countries where it currently does not exist. The ACU has worked closely with the government in Sri Lankan government to introduce legislation to criminalise corruption in cricket.
THE EDUCATION FOR PLAYERS HAS BEEN MADE CLEARER: RECOGNISE, REJECT AND REPORT
ICC Annual Report 2018-2019
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