prosecutions of money laundering, bribery or corruption, and other related offences.

Mr. Chethiya Goonasekera, PC, Commissioner of the CIABOC and Mr. Kanishka Wijeratne, Director General of the CIABOC signed the MOU on behalf of the CIABOC, and Dr. Subhani Keerthiratne, Director of the FIU signed the MOU on behalf of the FIU.

The new Anti-Corruption Act, No. 9 of 2023 has empowered the CIABOC to share information relevant to any investigation with any local law enforcement authority or any other Government authority.

The MOU between the CIABOC and the FIU would enable both institutions to exchange information, which is vital for prevention, detection and prosecution of money laundering, bribery or corruption, and other related offences, said the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) in a statement