The authorized Investigation Officers of CIABOC have apprehended a Planning Officerattached to the Urban Development Authority, Western Province on 04.04.2018 when obtaining a bribe of Rs.15,000/- reduced from the initially solicited amount of Rs.40,000/- to hand-over the complainant’s file to the planning committee to get approved the allotment plan which previously got the approval for the boundary plan having obtained a bribe of Rs.15,000/- in 03 occasions.

In almost all countries including Sri Lanka, Bribery and corruption  create political scandals and delay social developments, interrupt good governance and democratic values, destroy law and social cohabitation, breach human rights, create disparity in resource distribution and defame country image in international arena and among investors. Countries at present are trying to rescue themselves from bribery and corruption clouding over all fields. Hence, many have created local, regional and international laws, conventions and mechanisms to prevent bribery and corruption.

Honourable Magistrate imposed two years rigorous imprisonment to a Police Constable attached to Veyangoda Police Station for obtaining Rs.2000/- as a bribe.

The Investigation Officers of CIABOC have apprehended an Assistant Legal Officer and a member of the Aurvedic Formulary Committee in the presence of a decoy of the Commission while accepting a bribe of Rs.50,000/- as an advance of the initially solicited bribe of Rs.03 lakhs and subsequently reduced up to Rs.2.5 lakhs to issue the annual permit for the year 2018 of a company namely Sanoda Herbal Products through Ayurvedic Formulary Committee (Committee which approves the quality of products to export or for domestic sale)

With the aim of bringing in amendments to the Declaration of Assets and Liabilities Law, No.1 of 1975 the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) held a three-day roundtable discussion on 14^th, 15^th and 16^th of March, 2018 at CIABOC.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) as a part of its effort in combating corruption held a two day workshop on 12^th and 13^th of March, 2018 at Hotel Taj Samudra, Colombo. The workshop based on the theme “Asset Disclosure and Conflict of Interest as Measures to Enhance Integrity in the Public Sector” was a joint effort of CIABOC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative (StAR), World Bank (WB).

Engineering Assistant ordered to pay 1.2Mn as a fine.

Accused was ordered to pay Rs.250,000/-

The Investigation Officers of CIABOC have apprehended the Inspector of Seeduwa Police Station on 13.03.2018 for accepting a bribe of Rs.25,000/- and a bottle of Vodka to make necessary arrangement favoring a complainant by arresting suspects of a complaint made to the Crime Division of the Seeduwa Police Station. 

Principal convicted for accepting a bribe of Rs.40,000/- to admit a child to the school.

A Sub-Inspector served as the OIC – Crime Division of the Police Station – Mahabagewas arrested on 05.03.2018 by Authorized Investigation Officers of CIABOC when obtaining a bribe of Rs.8,000/-subsequent to thereceipt of Rs.2, 000/- of the originally solicited amount of Rs.10, 000/- to take necessary arrangements to release an apprehended vehicle from the courts which was driven by the complainant with fake number plates, counterfeit money and 03Kg of white-sandalwood.

The authorized Investigation Officers of CIABOC have apprehended an Industrial Administrator attached to the Dehiwala - Mt.Lavinia Municipal Council on 28.02.2018 when obtaining a bribe of Rs.4,000/- from the complainant who serves as a Labourer of said Municipal Council, in order to make arrangements to draw his overtime payments for month of January smoothly, without any obstacles.