Some NPP manifesto promises may be difficult to fulfil – CIABOC DG
Text and Pic by Priyan de Silva Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (CIABOC) Ranga Dissanayake has questioned whether some promises contained in the National People’s Power (NPP) manifesto, A Thriving Nation – A Beautiful Life, could be fulfilled even if the government wanted to implement them. Dissanayake raised […]
The Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (CIABOC), Ranga Dissanayake, has expressed concerns over the feasibility of certain promises in the National People’s Power (NPP) manifesto, A Thriving Nation – A Beautiful Life. Speaking during a discussion following the release of the third biannual report on manifesto monitoring, Dissanayake questioned the feasibility of establishing Anti-Corruption Investigation Offices in each district, suggesting such a move would require agreement from CIABOC and amendments to the Anti-Corruption Act.
Additionally, he raised questions about the transfer of powers from the Executive President should the pledge to abolish this position be fulfilled, noting that successive governments have made similar commitments since 1994. Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Reforms and Electoral Studies (IRES), Manjula Gajanayake, clarified that Dissanayake's remarks were his personal views and not a representation of government policy.
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