COLOMBO, June 30 -- Sri Lankan public officials required to declare their assets and liabilities must submit their annual disclosures by Tuesday (June 30) or face fines and possible legal action, the country's anti-corruption watchdog warned.

Ranga Dissanayake, Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), said the June 30 deadline prescribed under the Anti-Corruption Act No. 9 of 2023 would be strictly enforced.

"Those who fail to submit their annual declarations by the deadline will be liable to legal action and financial penalties as provided under the law," Dissanayake said.

Under Section 80(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act, all persons required by law to disclose their assets and lia...