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National Action Plan to combat Bribery, Corruption to be launched tomorrow
View(s):The National Action Plan (NAP) for Combatting Bribery and Corruption in Sri Lanka will be ceremonially launched tomorrow (18) in Colombo, under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena.
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) was entrusted with the task of formulating this NAP.
The CIABOC, along with the Presidential Secretariat and the Ministry of Public Administration, brought together all relevant stakeholder institutions to gather and collate the opinions/ suggestions of the public. The NAP was drafted after 50 consultations throughout the country, including 4 held in Parliament.
The NAP was approved by Cabinet on February 5. It is premised on 4 strategies, to combat bribery and corruption in Sri Lanka. These are namely, preventive measures, value-based education and community engagement, institutional strengthening of CIABOC and other Law enforcement agencies and Law and policy reforms.
Additionally, 4 handbooks will be released along with the NAP, exploring decisive factors which would shape the course of combatting bribery and corruption in the nation. The 4 handbooks are, Draft Proposal on Gift Rules, Draft Proposal on Conflict of Interest Rules, Integrity Handbook for State Officials and Law Amendment Proposal for areas of Bribery, Asset Declaration, Commission Act, Election Campaign Finances and Whistle-blower provision.