New anti-corruption act brings independent commission

COLOMBO: Former Director General of the Bribery or Corruption Investigation Commission Sarath Jayamanna PC, announced during his appearance on the ‘101 Katha’ program produced by the President’s Media Division (PMD), that the new anti-corruption act would establish a truly independent commission.

He emphasized that any attempts to suppress this commission would be met with strong resistance from the people.

Sarath Jayamanna urged the public to encourage government leaders and officials to embrace this change and move away from empty slogans such as “thieves were not caught, if we came to power we would catch thieves.”

He highlighted that bribery and corruption are not just issues faced by Sri Lanka but affect economies worldwide.

He said leaders who genuinely care about their country’s development and its people are actively working to combat corruption, the PMD mentioned.