Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has called on the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) to consider the statement of the President concerning the attempts to bribe members of Parliament.
Issuing a press release, TISL said the President had admitted that vast sums of money had been solicited and offered to MPs in exchange for their allegiance during an interview.
The release further added that it has formally provided the video footage of the President's remarks to the CIABOC.
Meanwhile, Asoka Obeysekere, Executive Director of TISL said the remarks made by the President during the interview had given weight to the initial complaint filed by TISL over crossover bribes.
The TISL therefore called on the President to voluntarily provide a statement to the CIABOC, "thereby upholding his own commitment to transparency and accountability"
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
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Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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