Section 67 of Sri Lanka’s Anti-Corruption Act represents a significant evolution in the country’s legal response to corruption, introducing a conditional and structured framework for withdrawing indictments before judgment, according to former Minister of Justice Ali Sabry. His remarks come after the Colombo High Court allowed the conditional withdrawal of a bribery case against former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal, on the basis of a Rs. 1.84 billion compensation payment to the State. Cabraal was charged over the Central Bank’s controversial investment in Greek sovereign bonds in 2011. The Colombo High Court permitted the withdrawal following a request by…
Sabry explains how Cabraal’s case was withdrawn
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