ICC Anti-Corruption Unit to Sharjah

Two members of the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit will travel to Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today, to pursue a number of on-going enquiries linked to corruption in cricket.

Senior investigator Jeff Rees and support manager Bob Smalley will spend four days in the UAE. Their investigations will not focus on the Sharjah tournament currently taking place or the United Arab Emirates Cricket Board, which runs the game.

"In keeping with our consistent policy of confidentiality we will not be commenting on who the investigators plan to see or the nature of their enquiries. The fact that a tournament is being played at present makes it useful and practical for members of my team to be there," commented Sir Paul Condon, director of the Anti-Corruption Unit.

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