Colombo (LNW): The recently passed Anti-Corruption Act will be implemented from September 15, 2023 and a gazette notification will be published in this regard soon, assured Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa during a briefing yesterday (07).
The Minister told the media that although the existing laws pertaining to bribery are only applicable to the public sector and politicians, the new Anti-Corruption Act will allow these laws to be enforced against those of the private sector as well.
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has produced a wrong verdict or withdrawn certain cases pertaining to the events of corruption on a number occasions, and the new Act, therefore, will pave the way for the Commission to re-investigate the matters and take due action, he added.
