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CIABOC drops 34 cases including those against Johnston and Rohitha

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April 18, 2025

Prez Secretariat faulted for not maintaining asset declaration registry

- BY SHAMINDRA FERDINANDO

CIABOC drops 34 cases including those against Johnston and Rohitha

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has decided against refiling 34 cases that were withdrawn during the 2019-2024 period.

The 34 cases are among 102 cases withdrawn during that period, the CIABOC has disclosed, adding that 65 cases had been refiled. Decisions on three others are pending according to statistics made available on 01 March 2025.

The CIABOC provided a breakdown of the withdrawal of cases: 2019 (5), 2020 (0), 2021 (44), 2022 (49), 2023 (02) and 2024 (2).

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