The government has decided to amend the gazette notification issued last month under the Anti-Corruption Act, allowing the asset and liability declarations of public representatives to be made public as done previously.
The matter sparked widespread discussion in society over the past few days after the gazette notification resulted in the suspension of publishing asset and liability declarations of public representatives.
However, speaking in Parliament today, Leader of the House and Minister Bimal Rathnayake stated that the new amendment will allow the publication of asset and liability declarations of public representatives.
He further said that asset and liability declarations of individuals who are not public representatives will not be made available to the public.
