Former International Cricket Council president Malcolm Speed has revealed that anti-corruption officers faced a number of traps and obstacles during their match-fixing investigations during his time in charge.
He said that they did not have the power to tap phones, scrutinize financial records or enact the kind of sting that has resulted in the three disgraced Pakistan players going to prison.
Speed has long advocated prison terms as part of consistent laws dealing with sports betting and match-fixing in Australia, and according to the Sydney Morning Herald, believes the jailing of the Pakistan players will act as a deterrent.
He felt the anti-corruption and security unit was adequately resourced in his time but said its investigators had to work within the limits of each country's legal system, passing on tip-offs about corrupt activity to local police, who had more wide-ranging powers.
