Sri Lanka, Oct. 16 -- Institutions that have already been labelled as corrupt often invite me to deliver lectures on integrity, says Justice Ranga Dissanayake, the Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Addressing a workshop in the North Central Province to raise awareness among public officials on the Anti-Corruption Act, Justice Dissanayake said this trend highlights the deep-rooted dishonesty and moral decline which fuel corruption in Sri Lanka.

"I asked some of them why they wanted me to come. Don't they know what happens when they take bribes?" he said. "I told them they don't need my lecture, just go home at night and think about what you did, how much you took, and from wh...