CIABOC conducts awareness programmes for public sector officers to create a clean public service, and on 24th February 2025, one such programme was conducted at the Matara Municipal Council for fifty Council Officers. The officers were made aware of the ill-effects of bribery and corruption, the legal situation with regard to bribery and corruption, standing against bribery as public sector employees, lodging complaints on bribery and corruption, and the measures that should be taken to eliminate bribery and corruption from Sri Lanka.

Based on a complaint made by a resident of Sitthandi, Investigation Officers of the Commission arrested a Development Officer of the Wandarumullai Agrarian Development Center on allegations of soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 40,000. According to the complainant, the Development Officer has told the complainant that the cultivation of the 3-acre paddy field that belongs to the complainant’s wife was damaged, and he himself has made arrangements to get compensation for crop damage. The officer has then demanded Rs. 50,000/- from the complainant to deposit the compensation into the complainant’s bank account. The officer was arrested at 9.44 a.m. on 5th March 2025 in front of Chenkaladi Bank of Ceylon while accepting Rs. 40,000/- from the solicited amount.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption prosecuted a Chief Inspector of the Airport Police who solicited and accepted Rs. 2,500,000 from a resident of New Hettiweediya, Colombo. The bribe was solicited to abstain from taking legal action against the complainant after finding 10 gold chains he had brought to Sri Lanka from outside. The gold chains weighed approximately 1 kilogram and were valued at about fifteen million rupees.

The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) hosted its inaugural anti-corruption awareness session as part of a new educational initiative at its headquarters in Colombo. The event, held on March 4, aimed to educate executive officers of the state-owned transportation provider on ethical governance.

On February 18, 2025, David Pieris group of companies in collaboration with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), successfully conducted a corruption prevention program for the Senior Executive Officers of the David Pieris group of companies. The program, held at the David Pieris Motor Company (Pvt) Ltd, Bandaragama.

In a significant move to strengthen governance and transparency, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), in collaboration with the Secretariat to the President, held a consultation session with public officials to introduce the National Anti-Corruption Integrity Assessment Framework and establish Internal Affairs Units (IAUs) across all government institutions. The session aimed to sensitize public officials and gather their feedback to refine the framework for effective implementation.

His Excellency Akio Isomata, Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, along with his team, paid a courtesy call on Justice W.M.N.P. Iddawala, Chairman of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), today, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the CIABOC office in Colombo. The meeting, which began at 11:00 AM, centered on discussing the ongoing and future cooperation between the Japanese government and Sri Lanka’s anti-corruption efforts..

Gode Vithanage Anusha Sanjeewanie Senanayake was sentenced for the charges of offering one hundred and fifty thousand rupees to a Chief Inspector (CI) of the Awissavella Police Station (Complainant) as an inducement for filing the case against her for the offence of keeping cannabis instead of smuggling them. The case was filed under case No. HCB 290/24.

Based on a complaint made by a resident of Galnewa, Investigation Officers of the Commission arrested an SI and a Constable of the Galnewa Police Station on allegations of soliciting a bribe of Rs. 30,000/- as a gratification and aiding and abetting to accept the bribe. According to the complainant, the Police Officer has claimed that the paddy harvester he bought does not belong to its seller, and solicited the bribe, pledging to abstain from taking legal action against him and get the money of the machine back through mediation, and also to allow him to continue his scrap ion business without any interference. The SI and the Constable were arrested at 11.55 a.m. and 11.58 a.m. on 01st March 2025 near the Galnewa Police Station.

Ramawickrama Gamarachchige Ruwan was sentenced for the charges of soliciting and accepting Eleven Thousand Rupees from a businessman of Meerigama to release 30 imported CCTV cameras from the International Express Service Branch of the Central Mail Exchange without tax. The case was filed under case No. HCB176/22.

An official worked as a Management Assistant in Immigration and Emigration Department has been convicted under the CASE No HCB 231/2023 for a bribery charge on 20-20-2025 in High Court No 03 before Hon. High Court judge Mr. Manjula Thilakeratne.

An official worked as a Management Assistant in Immigration and Emigration Department has been convicted under the CASE No HCB 231/2023 for a bribery charge on 20-20-2025 in High Court No 03 before Hon.Highe Cour judge Mr.Manjula Thilakeratne.