New Secretariat to deal with financial crimes

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The government has decided to set up a new Secretariat to investigate financial crimes, informed sources said yesterday.

Sources close to the Prime Minister's office said a Bill to this effect will be presented to Parliament soon. The new Secretariat is expected to match with international standards.

This development comes in the wake of the Anti-corruption Secretariat becoming defunct from July this year. (By Yohan Perera)

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Comments - 8

Sincere Friday, 14 July 2017 09:36 AM

When you have a head ache, change the pillow!

Sunil Friday, 14 July 2017 11:06 AM

The rogues and the prospective rogues would be dancing at this good news.

BV Friday, 14 July 2017 11:22 AM

Will it be just the same old wine in a new bottle ?

upali Friday, 14 July 2017 11:36 AM

If its under Ranil. Same old storey but under MS something might can happen differently.

Sincere Friday, 14 July 2017 01:06 PM

A coin always has two sides Upali, but it is still the same coin with same value!

DG Friday, 14 July 2017 11:41 AM

Is it another White Elephant to waste public funds and mark time to divert public attention to elsewhere. Time is running out to this government and it is not international standards that we want but honest fast output.

Haramanis Friday, 14 July 2017 02:06 PM

The Govt. must first detail how much was spent on the investigative bodies set up since 2015 including the FCID and the results of the investigations - a Benefit/Cost ratio can then be assessed to gauge the uselessness of these exercises

Suranga Friday, 14 July 2017 03:23 PM

No one believes in these catching rogues. The rogues are freely moving.They are working in INGOS.

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