The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will discuss the new alleagtion of their members being open to bribery in bidding for the 2012 Summer Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will discuss the new alleagtion of their members being open to bribery in bidding for the 2012 Summer Olympics, saying that necessary action would be taken to protect the image of the Olympic Movement. The IOC communication director Giselle Davies told Xinhua on Friday that the organisation has taken quick action on the allegtions and there expected to be "some movement" after Saturday's IOC executive board meeting here. "As soon as it(the allegation) was made aware by the media that there was possible improper conduct to the Olympic movement, the IOC has referred the issue to the ethics commission," she said while visting the main press center of the Athens 2004 Olympics. "The ethics commission has investigated the issue for one week, and will make recommendation to the executive board which will make the decision". Asked if IOC is expected to hand out tough punishment if the allegation is proven true, Davies said that "let's wait and see, but the most important thing to notice is that the IOC has moved quickly on the issue,"she said. The undercover reporters of the BBC "Panorama" program secretly filmed four agents who claimed that they could help London, one of the bidding candidates for the 2012 Olympic Games, secure the votes of the IOC members by bribery.