The 8th Integrity Officer Training programme for administrative officers in the public sector successfully concluded for Uva Province on June 11, 2024. Sponsored by the JURE project funded by the European Union and UNDP, the session brought together 100 officers appointed as Integrity and Facilitation Officers across Divisional Secretariats, Provincial, and Municipal Councils in Badulla and Monaragala Districts.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government, conducts Training of Trainers (TOT) programmes under the funding of the JURE project of UNDP. These TOT programmes are conducted under the theme, “ Towards a Country of Integrity” and the eighth programme was conducted successfully in Uva Province. Accordingly, it has now completed 08 programmes of this series.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption conducted a Capacity Building Training Programme on Bribery and Corruption for 25 Sri Lanka administrative service (SLAS) officers on the 28th of May 2024. It was held in the SLIDA auditorium and a team comprising of Mrs. Thanuja Bandara (Additional Director General) and Ms. Wimukthi Jayasooriya (Prevention Officer) provided the resource contribution. The program covered areas such as Anti-Corruption Laws in Sri Lanka, the harmfulness of bribery and corruption, preventing bribery and corruption and issues they have in that regard, concepts of integrity, and the New Anti-Corruption Act.

The CIABOC had filed indictments on March 26, 2024, against then-Governor of the Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal and four others, charging them of causing a loss of Rs.1,843,267 ,595/- to the government by investing in Greek bonds during Greece's severe economic crisis.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has arranged a series of Corruption Prevention Workshops for Managers and Executive Officers of the Hatton National Bank (HNB) and conducted the first programme on 14th May 2024. It was held in its Head Office auditorium for 50 officers.

The Department of Prisons conducted a series of capacity building programmes for Prison Guards who received Prison Guard training in 99,100, & 101 batches. The one-day training on preventing bribery and corruption was conducted on 08th May as a component of this capacity building programme and was held at the Prison Department’s new training center in Angunukolapelessa.

As per the National Action Plan for Combatting Bribery and Corruption in Sri Lanka, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption conducts awareness programmes to raise awareness in the public sector. Accordingly, it conducts a series of awareness programmes for officers of the Department of Inland Revenue and one more programme of this series was conducted on 29th April at the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration.

A delegation headed by His Excellency Chung, Seung Yun Anti-Corruption Vice Chairperson and , Secretary General, of ACRC visited CIABOC on May 20, 2024, and had a discussion on future anti-corruption collaboration between two institutions. H.E Miyon LEE , Ambassador of the Republic of Korea was graced the meeting. Justice Neil Iddawala, Chairman, Mr.B.Rajapaksa, Commissioner, Mr.Chethiya Gunasekara PC, Commissioner, Mr.Kanishka Wijeratne, Director General and the higher officials of the CIABOC also graced the occasion by participating in the event.

According to a complaint made by a female resident of Eheliyagodawatta, Eheliyagoda, the Principal of a Tamil medium school has solicited Rs. 50,000 from her to grant her the tender for the supply of student’s breakfast for two months, i.e., for March and April 2024, which is given on a government policy decision, and to make the payment for it after recommending the food quality. The suspect has initially accepted Rs. 20,000/- and was arrested by the CIABOC Investigation Officers at around 12.43 on 21.05.2024 while accepting the balance of Rs. 30,000/-

According to a complaint made by a female resident of Kumbukkandura, Rajawella, the Qauzi Judge of Uda Dumbara, Meda Dumbara and Patha Dumbara(Udathalawinna) has solicited Rs. 4,500/- from her to issue the judgement of the divorce case she filed and to issue the divorce certificate. The CIABOC Investigation Officers arrested the Quazi Judge at around 12.46 p.m. on 25.05.2024 at the Udathalawinna Quazi Court on allegations of soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 4,500/-.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption and the Financial Investigation Unit signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 14.05.2024. Mr. W. K. D. Wijeratne, Director General of CIABOC and Mrs. Subhani Keerthiratne, Director of FIU, signed the MOU on behalf of CIABOC and FIU, respectively.

Certain media, while reporting the above incident, have mentioned that it was the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption that handled the investigations and prosecution of the incident.