Bribery and corruption are parasites in society at present - CJ
December 10, 2013 09:25 am
Bribery and corruption are like parasites in present day society and poverty is the primary cause, Chief Justice Mohan Peiris stated.
He said that poverty as
well as decreasing income leads government sector workers towards bribery and
corruption while a person from the time of birth is pushed towards it due to social
conditions.
The Chief Justice pointed
out that children are exposed to this sort of behaviour from a very young age
whether it be giving their teachers gifts or during the process of entering
them into schools.
Speaking at the same event
held yesterday (December 9) Attorney General Palitha Fernando stated that Sri Lanka
has a high rate of bribery and corruption which in turn has resulted in the
lack of investors.
He explained that if Sri
Lanka is able to lower the levels of corruption in the country it will increase
the amount of investors that will be interested in the country as well.
