The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya

¶ 01 I will answer the question but will not engage with insinuations.

¶ 02 When we speak of corruption, there are illegal acts violating the law, and there are also unethical acts—breaches of integrity and conflicts of interest—often via favouring cronies. Beyond establishing specific legal violations through investigations, we must also address the broader corruption culture: crafting laws and policies to create loopholes, and governance that channels benefits to a few. That entire system must change, and that is what we are changing. On matters you raised, investigations are ongoing; these are complex, including evidence-gathering and properly identifying perpetrators. More importantly, we have stopped practices where things were done legally but unethically, including undisclosed conflicts of interest. That is where we see the most significant change. The law is being enforced, and where illegality is found, CIABOC has full authority to act.