ESSA UNHAPPY WITH 'LENIENT' RENAULT DECISION
25 September 2009
Sports security association calls for
independent measures against corruption
The actions of the Renault Formula 1 team in arranging a
crash at the Singapore Grand Prix last year, and what
many feel were inadequate punitive measures handed down
by the World Motor Sport Council for 'compromising the
integrity of sport' continued to make waves this week.
The European Sports Security Association (ESSA) came
out strongly against the punishment - a suspended
sentence allowing Renault to continue to compete to the
end of the season - which it described as 'lenient.' The
security association suggested the creation of an
independent global body to tackle corruption in sports.
In elaborating on its position, ESSA said the
measures taken against Renault reflected the dangers of
self-regulating sports bodies, and emphasised an urgent
need for a global body with similar independent powers
to those wielded by the World Anti Doping Agency.
“It’s in the interest of all sports bodies to
promote their own sports and engage in damage limitation
when a scandal breaks," observed ESSA secretary general
Khalid Ali "This means that they often don’t apply the
rules as rigorously as they could or should, or hand
down the tough penalties that would act as effective
deterrents. This latest episode is a prime example.”
Ali added: “It is unacceptable for sport federations
to use the issue of sports integrity as a pretext to
seek additional revenues from the gaming industry, when
it is the members of sports federations themselves -
whether players, coaches or officials - who are
routinely found to be the origin of corruption in
sports.”
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