ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Fee to Examine Allegations of Bribery of Fee engaged on 4 circumstances beneath the island’s newly handed proceeds of crimes regulation, its Director Basic Ranga Dissanayake mentioned.
A lodge and a few homes mentioned to be owned by officers are being investigated, he mentioned with out elaborating.
Beneath the regulation, the state can confiscate property which the holders can’t clarify how they acquired on the precept of ‘steadiness of chances’ with out proving ‘past cheap doubt’ as in felony circumstances.
A suspect has to clarify how they got here concerning the property to stop them being confiscated.
The state can confiscate asset which can’t be defined away, with out convicting the individual of a criminal offense.
The CIABOC is receiving massive numbers of complaints from the general public and there was additionally a backlog of outdated circumstances, however the company is unable to recruit officers to research them after a fiscal rule blocked the enlargement, he mentioned.
The CIABOC is engaged on a listing of ‘Grand Corruption’ and Politically Uncovered Individuals (PEPs), he mentioned.
The record was ready by the Fee earlier than he was employed because the director basic. (Colombo/Oct03/2025)
