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Even corrupt institutions invite me to lecture on integrity,’ says Bribery Chief
By Sujith Hewajulige
Colombo,Oct. 16 (Daily Mirror) - Institutions that have already been labelled as corrupt often invite me to deliver lectures on integrity, says Justice Ranga Dissanayake, the Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).
Addressing a workshop in the North Central Province to raise awareness among public officials on the Anti-Corruption Act, Justice Dissanayake said this trend highlights the deep-rooted dishonesty and moral decline which fuel corruption in Sri Lanka.
“I asked some of them why they wanted me to come. Don’t they know what happens when they take bribes?” he said. “I told them they don’t need my lecture, just go home at night and think about what you did, how much you took, and from whom.”
Citing Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, he said Sri Lanka ranks 120th out of 180 countries, adding that widespread corruption remains one of the country’s most pressing governance challenges.
“In some government institutions today, nothing gets done without paying money,” he remarked.
Justice Dissanayake also referred to a recent case in which Rs. 4.1 million was found hidden inside a cupboard belonging to a Deputy Commissioner at the Department of Motor Traffic, allegedly representing the bribe collection for that week. “That money was to be distributed among staff every Friday,” he revealed.
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