CIABOC to seek Interpol assistance
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) is preparing to obtain assistance from Interpol to scrutinize bank accounts of individuals, when investigating complaints involving large-scale financial frauds.
Director General of CIABOC, Dilrukshi Dias Wickremasinghe, told Ceylon Today, in addition, she expects to obtain the assistance of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),... . which is under the administration of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, when inspecting bank accounts of such persons.
Director General of CIABOC, Dilrukshi Dias Wickremasinghe, told Ceylon Today, in addition, she expects to obtain the assistance of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),... . which is under the administration of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, when inspecting bank accounts of such persons.
Ceylontoday, 2015-03-12 02:01:00
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CIABOC to seek Interpol assistance
By Niranjala Ariyawansha
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) is preparing to obtain assistance from Interpol to scrutinize bank accounts of individuals, when investigating complaints involving large-scale financial frauds.
Director General of CIABOC, Dilrukshi Dias Wickremasinghe, told Ceylon Today, in addition, she expects to obtain the assistance of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),... . which is under the administration of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, when inspecting bank accounts of such persons.
Director General of CIABOC, Dilrukshi Dias Wickremasinghe, told Ceylon Today, in addition, she expects to obtain the assistance of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),... . which is under the administration of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, when inspecting bank accounts of such persons.
Internal sources of the Commission said the reason was because it had received complaints that, persons accused of being involved in illegal large-scale transactions have deposited massive amounts of money in foreign banks.
FIU is an institution maintained under World Bank assistance and supervision. The Director General of the Bribery Commission further said, according to the international charters signed by Sri Lanka, international assistance can also be obtained. Explaining this further, Wickremasinghe said, "We will make arrangements to obtain the assistance of Interpol, through the Ministry of External Affairs, in order to inspect the bank accounts of individuals, against whom complaints have been received regarding large-scale financial frauds. We will also inform the Inspector General of Police and obtain his permission. We expect to get the assistance of the FIU regarding the bank accounts of these persons against whom there are various accusations in connection with money laundering especially within Sri Lanka."
Wickremasinghe also said approximately 1,000 complaints have been received by the Commission during the past two months only. She said further, that from among the 2,500 complaints which had been collected over the past few years, more than 1,800 complaints containing evidence have also been subject to reviews and investigations completed.
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