New move to fast track corruption cases against public officials

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Sep 28, 2025
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Changes to Parliament Standing Orders proposed to allow COPE and COPA to refer allegations directly to Police or CIABOC, bypassing the AG

By Chandani Kirinde and Damith Wickramasekera

Public officials facing allegations of bribery or corruption after scrutiny by the two parliamentary oversight committees—COPE and COPA—will be referred directly to the police or the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIAOBC), bypassing the Attorney General.

The motion to amend Standing Orders was presented to Parliament on Friday and will be taken up for debate on a later date.

Read more at today's the Sunday Times edition here