Why the Bribery and Corruption Commission is inefficient?
Nov 17, 2015
Commissioner General of the Bribery & Corruption Dilrukshi Wickramasinghe alleges that the inefficiency of the Bribery & Corruption is due to the lack of man power.
Addressing a media conference yesterday the 16th she said there are 10,000 complaints have been piled up. She said the institution has a requirement of 800 officers but there are only 150 officers at present. She said due to this lack of manpower the institution cannot efficiently function.
She said this year alone there are 4000 complaints has been lodged and another 6000 complaints were stacked before this year.
Complaints in 2001
She said some of the complaints are lodged in the year 2001. However she said that the institution would not drop any previous complaints. Director General said that before appointing new commissioners there were many hindrances for her independent function but under the new commission the investigations are conducted without any impediment.
Last 22nd new members were appointed to the commission and their first duty was to recruit 50 officers who were rejected by the former commissioners.
When BBC’s Azard Ameen questioned the commissioner general is there any investigation with regard to the controversial Avantgarde company she said currently there is an investigation in progress in the commission. Since investigations are on progress she refused to give any comment.
She said “I am a person who don’t wish to speak much but prove from my actions”
Request from public
She urged the public and the government servants not to produce complaints in a single paper but to compile and submit more information’s.
She said due to the witness protection act which was passed at the beginning of this year the witnesses would not face hindrances and she promised to protect the witnesses.
She said her institution has organized a walk against corruption on the International Anti Corruption Day which falls on the 9th of December by joining with other civil society organizations and on that day the commission would present its new mechanism.
She said this year alone there are 4000 complaints has been lodged and another 6000 complaints were stacked before this year.
Complaints in 2001
She said some of the complaints are lodged in the year 2001. However she said that the institution would not drop any previous complaints. Director General said that before appointing new commissioners there were many hindrances for her independent function but under the new commission the investigations are conducted without any impediment.
Last 22nd new members were appointed to the commission and their first duty was to recruit 50 officers who were rejected by the former commissioners.
When BBC’s Azard Ameen questioned the commissioner general is there any investigation with regard to the controversial Avantgarde company she said currently there is an investigation in progress in the commission. Since investigations are on progress she refused to give any comment.
She said “I am a person who don’t wish to speak much but prove from my actions”
Request from public
She urged the public and the government servants not to produce complaints in a single paper but to compile and submit more information’s.
She said due to the witness protection act which was passed at the beginning of this year the witnesses would not face hindrances and she promised to protect the witnesses.
She said her institution has organized a walk against corruption on the International Anti Corruption Day which falls on the 9th of December by joining with other civil society organizations and on that day the commission would present its new mechanism.
