Investigation Officers of CIABOC have apprehended a Fisheries Inspector of the Fisheries Office of Trincomalee for obtaining a bribe of Rs.35,000/- through a civil person to expedite the preparation of documents to issue a license for an unregistered boat engine.

9th and 10th of November 2018 CIABOC organized a Prevention Workshop at Kandy for all the Technical Officers at Central Province.Here are some pics of that event.

No of 60 convictions get the CIABOC through out this year. it is a higher amount comparison to past years.

An Amount of Rs 200 mn has been allocated by the approval of the cabinet of Ministers for the Prevention Programs in Public Institutions.

Specialized officers for the Investigations field of Accountants ,Finance ,Bonds and IT etc about 8000 applications have been received and the examination in that regard will be held on Saturday the 27th October 2018.

Actions are being taken to launch the National Action Plan for combating Bribery and Corruption which has been a long time requirement of the country.

The Investigation Officers of CIABOC have arrested the Mahaweli Unit Manager of Welikanda, Singhapura, and Muthuwella area on 19.10.2018 for soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs.20, 000 /- from the complainant to issue recommendations in order to obtain a land permit for the complainant’s residence land owned by the Mahawelli Development Authority.

A fine of Rs.35 lacks has been imposed on a Marin Engineer in a case filed against him by the Bribery Commission on spending money exceeding his known income during the period from 31.03.2005 to 31.03.2006.   

The final discussions in formulating National Action Plan against Bribery and Corruption was held on 04th October 2018 at Jaic Hilton Colombo under the patronage of the Director General of CIABOC with the participation of Heads of Public Institutions.

An Import and Export Controller has been arrested by the Investigation Officers of CIABOC on 20.07.2018 while accepting a bribe of Rs.2 lakhs from the complainant who has been solicited a bribe to issue a permit recommended by the Import and Export Department for the legal importation of two 10year old vehicles from Japan.

The Investigation Officers of CIABOC have arrested the Chairman of NLDB and an Assistant Account of one of his companies while accepting a bribe of Rs.600, 000 from a businessman of Katugasthota area on 5th of October 2018.

CIABOC has organized World Children's Day Programe at WaligamaMuniciple Council Auditorium with the view of preventing children from corruption and bribery and to uplift the country with intergrity. Commissioner III, Mr. Neville Guruge, Director General Mr. Sarath Jayamanne Presidents Counsel, Deputy Director Generals in CIABOC and CIABOC staff were participated in this programe. Many school children of Southern Province were gathered to this occation.