JUSTICE-MUDGAL-IPL-PROBE-COMMITTEE-REPORT-final-feb-8

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JUSTICE MUDGAL IPL PROBE COMMITTEE 201471various States to adopt the procedure stipulated inArticle 252 of the Constitution of India.(ii) The BCCI must adopt a “Zero Tolerance Policy” inmatters of corruption in the game. It must adopt afar more pro-active role. Pending enactment ofsuch law by the Parliament it is necessary that theAnti-Corruption Unit of the BCCI be substantiallystrengthened with immediate effect. The BCCIshould create a dedicated fund for development ofsophisticated investigating machinery responsiblefor preventing betting and fixing in cricketmatches as well as for investigating anyinformation to this effect available from players orany other source. The ACU must establish asystem of accountability in the performance of itsAnti-Corruption officers and also create anexhaustive database of bookies, fixers, kingpins ofillegal betting and match fixers and make suchinformation available to all stakeholders.(iii) As have been noted the betting and fixing racket insports functions most efficiently as one well-oiledmachine throughout the country. The lawenforcement authorities on the other hand reveallack of co ordination and trust amongstthemselves and more often than not function atcross purposes. This has resulted in increasing thevulnerability of the country’s economy and
JUSTICE MUDGAL IPL PROBE COMMITTEE 201472remains a matter of concern for national security.It is necessary that the Hon’ble Supreme Courtmay create a Special Investigation Team or a JointInvestigation Team so as to include officers fromall specialised agencies such as enforcementdirectorate, Directorate of revenue intelligence,income tax authorities etc. The JIT may haveeither the CBI or the NIA as the nodal agency. TheSIT or the JIT will take over all pending cases andinvestigate all available information in the varioustapes referred to earlier and submit its report tothe Hon’ble Supreme Court within a stipulatedtime frame so as to obtain appropriate orders forprosecution and trial.II.ACCESS TO PLAYERSIt is evident that access to players, more so during the IPL,is far too free and easy leading to significant number ofapproaches being made to fix players or lure them to jointhe illegal betting syndicate. Supervision of players and anincreased measure of control over their activities, thoughmay be a sensitive issue, is necessary.The BCCI ACU and the ICC ACSU have interalia madevarious recommendations pertaining to hotelaccommodation of players, visitors access to their hotelrooms, temporary leave of players from hotels andattachment of security and anti-corruption officers with all
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