The officers of CIABOC have arrested a Development Officer who has served as a Financial Assistant in the Magistrate Court, Negombo while accepting a bribe of Rs. 4,000/- of the total solicited amount of Rs.5,000/- to return the amount of Rs. 50,000/-, deposited as a cash bail related to a case hearing in the said Magistrate Court.

The above suspects in order to check the bus tickets have entered the bus bearing No. NB 8869 which the complainant Bus Conductor was in duty on 23.10.2019 at Ulapane area. During this raid the suspects have identified some passenger who were not given bus tickets by the Conductor. Therefore, the three suspects have demanded a bribe of Rs.20, 000/- to refrain from taking legal actions against this omission of the Conductor and have obtained Rs.12, 000/- on the spot. Later, on 06.11.2019 when the three suspects visited the complainant Conductor to obtain the balance Rs.8, 000/- of the bribe were arrested by the officers of the CIABOC at the time of obtaining the bribe.

The Colombo High Court convicted a Police Constable attached to the Police Station, Uppuveli, Trincomalee on accepting a bribe of Rs.3000/-.

CIABOC Awareness lecture and discussion with the Educational officials of Central Province under the Implementation of National Action Plan was conducted on 17th September at Chief Secretariat Office Kandy successfully.

The Samurdhi Development Officer of Kasinagar Division in the Kuchchaweli Divisional Secretariat area was arrested by the authorized Investigation Officers of the CIABOC on 09.10.2019 when accepting a bribe of Rs. 8,500/- for the continues receiving of samurdhi benefit of the complainant’s son living in a foreign country and to offer the said Samurdhi Beneficiary Card to the complainant.

The meeting of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Legal Affairs (anti-corruption) and Media was held last Friday on 26th September 2019 at the Parliament to discuss the broad-based initiative of integrating anti-corruption studies into the into higher education curricula within the country to fight against bribery and corruption in a holistic manner. The Committee Meeting chaired by Hon. (Dr.) Jayampathy Wickramaratne was graced by many Higher Education Institutes in the country including the Universities of Colombo, Peradeniya, Jaffna, Sri Jayewardenepura, as well as the Open University of Sri Lanka and the National Police Academy.

The officers of CIABOC have arrested an Office Assistant attached to the Madurupitiya Primary School in Meerigama Division of Minuwangoda Educational Zone when receiving a bribe of Rs.10,000/- solicited to offer government employment in the post of Driver.

CIABOC Awareness lecture and discussion with the public officials of Trincomalee District under Implementation of National Action Plan was conducted on 20th September at District Secretariat Trincomalee successfully. More than 120 public officials including Divisional Secretaries actively participated to the program which was conducted by Ms. Manodhi Hewawasam, Assistant Director Legal, SI J Kariappar, M S Mohomad Irfan, Harsha Madushanka & A D D K Amarathunga Authorized Investigators of the CIABOC.

The officers of the CIABOC have arrested the Watcher of the Prince of Wale’s College - Moratuwa on 20.09.2019 whaen accepting a bribe of Rs.8, 000/- from the complainant to make necessary arrangements to admit the complainant’s son to Grade 8 of the school. The amount of money accepted by the suspect was an advance of the total amount of Rs.10, 000/- solicited to commit the above undertaking.

On 20.09.2019, the Principal of the Hindu College – Jaffna was arrested by the officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption when accepting a bribe of Rs.50,000/- to admit a student to year 7 class of the school. The principal had solicited Rs.100,000/- for this purpose and he had already taken Rs.50, 000/- from the complainant prior to this raid of the total amount.

CIABOC’s Education Sector Prevention Program held @ Trincomalee Wigneshwara Collegge on 20th of September 2019 8.30 am onwards.

CIABOC together with CaFFE Awareness to general public of Karainagarr Divisional Secretariat was held on 19th of September 2019 @ Karainagar DS office auditorium. Karainagarr Divisional Secretariat Mrs. Usha, Mr. S. M. Sabry (ADL), CaFFE Acting Executive Director Ahamaed Manaz Makeen, CaFFE Jaffna District Co odinator also Particpated. Mr. S. M. Sabry (ADL) CIABOC address the gathering “Towards integrity” Eradication of Bribery and Corruption and Mr. Ahamed Manaz also address the gathering with related to Election laws and regulations.