ICC statement on letters quoted in Pakistan papers

The ICC today said that it would not comment on the letters allegedly written by the Chairman of the ICC Anti Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), Lord Condon, to the Pakistan Cricket Board that were quoted in "The News" newspaper in Pakistan.

ICC Chief Executive, Malcolm Speed, said that any correspondence between the ACSU and the member countries on corruption issues is private and confidential and that the ICC would not make any comment on the authenticity or content of the letters quoted in Pakistan.

"It is not appropriate for the ICC to make a comment one way or the other on these letters or any other issue in relation to potential operational matters for the Anti Corruption and Security Unit," said Mr Speed.

"What I can say is that the ICC is committed to ensuring that the game is never again tainted by corruption and that through the Anti Corruption and Security Unit it now has in place a professional security and investigative team with the resources to deal with this threat."

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