{"id":3773,"date":"2025-05-05T09:40:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T04:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3773"},"modified":"2025-05-05T09:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T04:11:13","slug":"over-1250-complaints-filed-with-bribery-commission-in-first-3-months-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3773","title":{"rendered":"Over 1,250 complaints filed with Bribery Commission in first 3 months of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 1,250 complaints have been filed with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in the first three months of this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission stated that it received a total of 1,267 complaints between January 1 and March 31.<\/p>\n<p>During this period, 24 raids were carried out across the island, resulting in the arrest of 20 individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Six of the suspects arrested included a school principal, an officer attached to the Ministry of Labour, a field officer, and an official from the Department of Immigration &amp; Emigration.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a Public Health Inspector (PHI), a Development Officer, a Ministry of Justice staff member, an assessor of the Department of Provincial Revenue, and six civilians were also apprehended during the raids.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, the CIABOC has filed 21 court cases against 24 individuals during the first quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 1,250 complaints have been filed with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in the first three months of this year. 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