A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Thiranjala Weerasinghe sj.- One Island Two Nations
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DG vacancy is causing significant case delays
2016-11-02

According to section 17 of the Act every officer in the Commission must sign a declaration before accepting the post that they are bound by the duty to maintain secrecy and protect the information and not to divulge to any interested party concerned. Therefore the politicians and ministers, rather than criticizing the commission officers in media briefings and political platforms that they leaked information for interested parties, must complain to the relevant authorities to take legal action against them immediately. And if this becomes a practice, then it may turn to politicization of the activities in the commission. Further, any Director General who has been appointed to the post has not completed the term for whatever reasons in the past. When appointing the DG under section 16 (1) of the Act the president may consult the members of the Bribery Commission according to law but the president has to go beyond the Act because in the practice of good Governance principles the president may be compelled to consult Prime Minister and other parties in the national government.
In the present scenario there are another two institutions to investigate fraud and bribes namely the FCID and the Special presidential Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribes or Corruption.