The Parliament stated that the majority of Parliamentarians has submitted their assets-and-liabilities declarations, and that the relevant lists have been referred to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

It was recently reported by the media that the CIABOC had written to Parliamentary Secretary General Kushani Rohanadheera and President's Secretary Saman Ekanayake, instructing the duo to submit a list of names of MPs, including Cabinet and State Ministers, who have submitted their assets-and-liabilities declarations thus far.

When contacted by The Daily Morning, Rohanadheera said that the majority of MPs had made the relevant submissions, and that the lists of names of those who did so have been forwarded to the CIABOC. “It is only MPs who submit assets-and-liabilities declarations to the Parliament. The MPs who hold Cabinet and State ministerial portfolios submit them to the President's Secretary. Out of those who are supposed to make the submissions to the Parliament, the majority has done so. The rest will also do so in the coming days,”

The CIABOC had recently issued a ‘final notice’ to MPs, including Cabinet and State Ministers, who have thus far failed to submit their assets-and-liabilities declarations, to make the relevant submissions before the end of this month. Under the provisions of the recently passed Anti-Corruption Act, No. 9 of 2023, the CIABOC has the authority to impose a surcharge equal to one-third of the salary of individuals who fail to submit their assets-and-liabilities declarations.