Information on whether it is a crime for a person to offer a bribe to a public official or policeman [LKA15055]

A professor specializing in Sri Lankan affairs at Acadia University in Wolfeville, Nova Scotia, states that it is a crime to bribe a government official or policeman (30 Aug. 1993). The penalty for such a crime would depend on the specifics of each case (Ibid.).
Another professor specializing in Sri Lankan affairs at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton states that even though bribing a government official or policeman is a crime, bribing does occur (30 Aug. 1993). The penalty for such a crime could vary from a fine to imprisonment, depending on the nature of the case and the political orientation of the accused (Ibid.). The accusation of bribery has been used against opposition lawyers (Ibid.).
According to a doctoral candidate specializing in Sri Lankan affairs at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, it is a crime to bribe a government official or policeman in Sri Lanka (30 Aug. 1993). The source was unable to comment on the likely penalty for bribery. Additional and or corroborating information on the above subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB.
References

Doctoral candidate specializing in Sri Lankan affairs, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 30 August 1993. Telephone interview.

Professor specializing in Sri Lankan affairs, Acadia University, Wolfeville, Nova Scotia. 30 August 1993. Telephone interview.

Professor specializing in Sri Lankan affairs, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. 30 August 1993. Telephone interview.