On August 19, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya presented a proposed amendment to the Anti-Corruption Act No. 9 of 2023 to Parliament. Among its most serious changes are restrictions on how asset declarations can be used once they are made available to the public. The proposed amendment criminalizes commenting. It undermines a hard-won anti-corruption reform. […]
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On August 19, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya presented a proposed amendment to the Anti-Corruption Act No. 9 of 2023 to Parliament. Among its most serious changes are restrictions on how asset declarations can be used once they are made available to the public. The proposed amendment criminalizes commenting. It undermines a hard-won anti-corruption reform. […]