of these cases. Public facilities and buildings, including the presidential residence, were used free-of-charge for publicity work of the UPFA. A number of government employees were released from certain state duties to
enable them to support certain candidates in their political activities. There were also reports of emergency aid received by the state being distributed by politicians to win favour with voters. Anushika Amarasinghe (TI Sri Lanka)
Further reading Institute of Human Rights and Transparency International Sri Lanka, Final Report on Misuse of Public Resources (Colombo: Vishvalekha Printers, 2004) Marga Institute, A System under Siege: An Inquiry into the Judicial System of Sri Lanka (Colombo: Rasanjala, 2002) Victor Ivan, An Unfinished Struggle – An Investigative Exposure of Sri Lankan Judiciary and the Chief Justice (Colombo: Ravaya Publication, 2003) TI Sri Lanka: www.tisrilanka.org Notes 1. Transparency International, Corruption in South Asia (2002). 2. Marga Institute, A System under Siege: An Inquiry into the Judicial System of Sri Lanka (Colombo: Rasanjala, 2002). 3. See www.thesundayleader.lk/20031109/spotlight-2.htm 4. PPPR is a joint project of Transparency International Sri Lanka, the Institute of Human Rights, and the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence. 5. Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), 10 March 2004.
Turkey Corruption Perceptions Index 2004 score: 3.2 (77th out of 146 countries) Conventions: Council of Europe Civil Law Convention on Corruption (ratified September 2003) Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption (ratified March 2004) OECD Anti-Bribery Convention (ratified July 2000) UN Convention against Corruption (signed December 2003; not yet ratified) UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (ratified March 2003) Legal and institutional changes • At the time of writing a draft anti-corruption law was being reviewed in parliamentary committees. It was prepared by the ministry of justice and, if passed, would alter existing laws regarding the prosecution of corruption offences. The draft law lists all those activities that are to be considered corruption offences and the procedures to be followed in their prosecution. It also extends the statute of limitations and revises a host of other related
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