Sri Lanka Anti-Corruption Program

taken from the Legal Aid page…

QUESTION: In most cases when we want to get some services from a Government Department, we have to give bribe to them. Otherwise we have to spend more time to get that work done.

The Land Registry is one such example. People are compelled to give bribes to get their work done quickly. I am a person who is against taking or giving bribe.

Is there any Authority or Department where complaints of this nature could be made secretly? I do not like to go to Courts and give evidence. But I am able to submit information.

RANAWEERA,

PANADURA

ANSWER: It is your duty to submit true information regarding cases of bribery. It is also you’re to bring such cases to the notice of the relevant authority.

Under the Bribery Act No. 11 of 1954 and its Amendments, taking a bribe or giving a bribe in any Government Department to any person is an offence. If a person is expecting bribe to do his duty or delaying his duty until he is given bribe, such incidents could be brought to the notice of -

The Commissioner to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, No 36, Malalasekera Mawatha,Colombo 7. Hot Line 2586257

Bribery Commission treats all information as confidential. If you need any further clarification, you may contact our Anti-corruption Legal Aid Centres islandwide. The Legal Aid Commission Head Office has set up a Zero Corruption Bureau where you can make a complaint. They will keep all your information in a confidential manner.

Zero Corruption Bureau, The Legal Aid Commission, No. 129, High Court Complex,

Colombo 12, Tel. 011-5646550.

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