A prevention program on “Awareness on Bribery and Corruption” was conducted for 16- apprentice police officers was held on 23. 11. 2022 at Police Training Collage Auditoriaum, Kalladi. Assistant Director (Legal) of the Commission to Investigate Allegation of Bribery or Corruption S.M. Sabry, Corruption Prevention Officer H.M.S. Herath and Legal Assistant B.M. Muhibullaha were participated as recourse persons.

On 23-11-2021, at the Oddamavadi National School Auditorium, Valachchenai, at the invitation of the NGO “Dear Heart”, a workshop was held to raise awareness among civil society activists on bribery and corruption. Assistant Director (Legal) S. M. Sabry, Corruption Preventive Officer H. M. S. Herath and Legal Assistant B. M. Muhibullha were participated as resource persons.

Established a complain box on 25th January 2022 at Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat. Corruption Prevention Officer Mrs. J.L.A. Udeshika Madhubhashani and Corruption Prevention Officer Mr. K.A.K. Sampath contributed to this. Now the general public will able to forward their complaint through this. Here you can file your complain with evidence either anonymously or anonymously. Make your contribution to the journey of Sri Lanka towards a prosperous country without delay.

A prevention program was held on 27-01-2022 at the Minuwangoda Zonal Education Office Auditorium to aware 160 school principals on ‘Bribery and Corruption’. Under the supervision of Deputy Director General Sunethra Jayasinghe of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, Assistant Director General Dushmanthi Rajapaksa, Assistant Director (Investigation) ASP Ruwan Sumendra, Corruption Prevention Officer H.M.S. Herath and Corruption Prevention Officer Vimukthi Jayasuriya participated as resource persons of this prevention program. Investigation Officer T.H. Harsha Madusanka and Investigation Officer P.D Pradeep Amarajeewa from Digital Forensic Unit, provided computer technical assistance, while Mahesh Buddhika provided transportation assistance to make the program a success.

A prevention program was held on 31. 07. 2021 at Agunakolapelassa Prison School Auditorium to aware 100 amateur prison guards on Bribery and Corruption. Under the supervision pf Deputy Director General Sunethra Jayansinghe of the Commission to Investigate Allegation of Bribery or Corruption and under the guidance of Assistance Director General Dushmanthi Rajapaksha, Corruption Prevention Officer Shilamega Walithogage, Corruption Prevention Officer H.M.S. Herath and Corruption Prevention Officer N.D.N.C Jayasinghe participated as the resource persons of this prevention program. Investigation Officer P.D. Pradeep Amarajeewa from Digital Forensic Unit, provided computer technical assistant, while Chaitha Darma Sri provided transportation assistant to make the program a success.

A prevention program was held on 23-10-2021 at Bussa Military Academy Auditorium to aware 130 amateur prison guards on bribery and corruption. Under the supervision of Deputy Director General Sunethra Jayasinghe of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Assistant Director General Dushmanthi Rajapaksa, Corruption Prevention Officer Shilamegha Walithotage, Corruption Prevention Officer H. M. S. Herath, Corruption Prevention Officer N. D. N. C. Jayasinghe participated as the resource persons of this prevention program. Investigation Officer T.H. Harsha Madusanka from Digital Forensic Unit, provided computer technical assistance, while Eric Perera provided transportation assistance to make the program a success.

An Awareness Programme has been conducted on 04 January 2022 as the first phase of the Complaint Boxes Installation Project of Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Municipal Council under the leadership of Mrs. Shalika Ranaweera, Municipal Commissioner, and with the participation of other staff members. In the future, a complaint box is planned to be installed in that institution and the general public will be able to forward their complaints through that.

An awareness program aimed on the aspects of Bribery law and Prevention of Bribery & Corruption from Sri Lanka was held on 2020/01/24 at the Ratnapura District Secretariat for the Senior Public Officers of Ratnapura District. Additional District Secretary of Ratnapura ; Miss G.D.L Udaya Kumari chaired this program conducted throughout 5 hours successfully. This program took place as a result of the mutual collaboration of CIABOC and East West NGO.

Lecture for the officers of the consumer affairs authority on 13.01.2020 at defense services college, Colombo 2.

Two awareness programs for the officers of Farmers Organizations of Madatugama area and Galkiriyagana area were conducted from 9.00am to 12.00pm on 2019/12/26 and 2019/12/27 respectively at the Alagamuwa Block Office and Galkiriyagama Block Office of Mahaweli Authority. In these two programs, the responsibility of the civilians towards the anti corruption was emphasized while giving the awareness regarding the Bribery & Corruption. Another awareness program was conducted for the public officers of Mahaweli Authority in the area on 2019/12/26 from 1.00pm to 4.00pm at the Alagamuwa Block Office. In this session responsibility of the public servants to be prevented from Bribery & Corruption and the repercussions of being convicted for the bribery or corruption offence were pointed out while explaining the bribery & corruption law. The participants actively participated by asking questions and expressing their views in all these programs. These programs were organized by the Mahaweli Authority. Assistant Director Legal / Mr. Sakitha Wickramaratne and OIC Corruption iv branch/ Mr. U.P Wickramarachcchi were resource persons for the programs on behalf of CIABOC.

The dawn of 09th December 2019 was not just another day for the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). It was a day full of potential, of hope, and of activism for the Commission in ensuring a culture imbued with values and honesty. A Public Outreach Campaign of vast magnitude was organized by the CIABOC on 9th December 2019, from 6.00a.m. to 7.00p.m., honouring the International Anti-Corruption Day. The vision behind the campaign was to uphold the collective responsibility of the state as well as of the public in eradicating bribery and corruption. This campaign was also in furtherance of Strategy B of the National Action Plan for Combatting Bribery and Corruption in Sri Lanka. Strategy B-“Value Based Education and Community Engagement”- foresees a renaissance of the social fabric of Sri Lanka through enhancing ethical values. As CIABOC is not only engaged in investigations and prosecution of bribery and corruption but also in prevention activities, we believe that bringing forth an ideological change in the public is the initial step in an anti-corruption journey of a thousand miles.

Introduction

Approximately $2 trillion are wasted on corruption in the world annually. This figure does not take into account consequences of corruption that are difficult to quantify, such as lost investments and a reduced tax base. It only factors in the amount paid as bribes. There were many countries in the world, especially in Asia, which were embroiled in corruption in the mid 1900’. These countries were much less developed than Sri Lanka was at the time and in fact held Sri Lanka as an example of what their systems should aspire to become. With a population density as less as 325 persons per square kilometre, Sri Lanka continues to enjoy abundance of space and of natural resources which have made us the envy of Asia. Many of these other nations were smaller, with much higher population densities to us, lacked natural resources, and struggled to cater to their expanding populations, which created breeding grounds for corruption to thrive in.