Government servants are also partly responsible for some of the corruption reported within State institutions, said the outgoing Auditor General (AG) W.P. Chulantha Wickramaratne.

The 41st Auditor General of Sri Lanka, Wickramaratne retired from service on Tuesday (8).

Speaking to the media during an event held in Colombo, Wickramaratne said that hearings conducted by the Committee on Public Enterprises and the Committee on Public Accounts have revealed that some of the State officials are also complicit in corruption.

He noted that regardless of what politicians direct, State officials are bound to abide by the country’s law.