After 48 Hours of Silence Govt Confirms President Sirisena has Accepted Resignation of CIABOC Dir-Gen Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe

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In an apparent refusal to walk back his onslaught against the Government’s anti-corruption agencies, President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday accepted the resignation of Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe.

Director General Wickramasinghe tendered her resignation on Monday (17) hours before President Sirisena returned from the BRICS summit in Goa, India.

After nearly 48 hours of silence on the issue, Government sources confirmed yesterday that the President had accepted her resignation.

A deputy director of the Bribery Commission had been appointed acting Director General, reports said last night.

Wickramasinghe was appointed Director General of the Commission in February 2015.

Her resignation came only days after President Sirisena’s speech lambasting the Bribery Commission, the FCID and the CID for working to a political agenda.

Courtesy:Daily FT