A Wildlife Ranger of the Maduruwa Oya National park was arrested yesterday for accepting a bribe of Rs. 12,000, to desist from prosecuting two fishermen engaged in illegal fishing in the reserve, said Bribery Commission Investigations Director Priyantha Chandrasiri. He said the ranger had detained some fisherman he found fishing in the Maduruwa oya reservoir. [...]

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A Wildlife Ranger of the Maduruwa Oya National park was arrested yesterday for accepting a bribe of Rs. 12,000, to desist from prosecuting two fishermen engaged in illegal fishing in the reserve, said Bribery Commission Investigations Director Priyantha Chandrasiri.

He said the ranger had detained some fisherman he found fishing in the Maduruwa oya reservoir. Thereafter, he had threatened them with prosecution, and demanded a bribe of Rs. 15,000 to refrain from doing so.  The fishermen had bargained to pay Rs. 12,000. The suspect is due to be produced in the Polonnaruwa magistrate courts.

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