Colombo (LNW): The appointment of members to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has encountered a nearly one-month delay due to a divergence of opinions between the Constitutional Council (CC) and the Executive, Daily Mirror reported.
The Executive has insisted on three specific names for appointment to the Commission, established under the newly enacted Anti-Corruption Act.
While the CC has endorsed the nomination of Neil Iddawela, a former Deputy Secretary General of Parliament, as the Chairman, it has not approved the two other nominees put forward by the Executive, according to Daily Mirror report.
Instead, the CC submitted the names of two alternative candidates around one month ago.
Despite this, the appointments have not been finalised, leading to a hindrance in fully operationalising the new Anti-Corruption Act.
