The Bribery Commission has apprehended former Provincial Councillor and businessman Salochana Gamage, along with another businessman, in Pitakotte over a Rs. 9 million bribery case.
The arrests occurred while the suspects were allegedly accepting a bribe from a third businessman and followed a complaint filed by a resident of the Madiwela area in Kotte.
According to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), the bribe was demanded to expedite compensation for land owned by a relative of the complainant. This land had been acquired by the Urban Development Authority.
Preliminary investigations disclosed that the suspects planned to use their influence to hasten the compensation process. Further investigations are underway.
In the wake of the ‘outing’ of parliament Speaker Ashoka Ranwala with accusations that his PhD was fake, there has been a flurry of articles on fake degrees.
An eighteen member Presidential Task Force, including President’s secretary was appointed today to implement the ’Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative proposed by the government.
Under the government’s initiative of disposing of high end- luxury vehicles that impose a heavy burden of public funds, other state institutions are barred from purchasing them through state procurement procedure, according to a Treasury circular.
An investigation has been launched on the instructions of Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya into an incident where popular author Kasun Mahendra Heenatigala was arrested and allegedly mistreated by the Athurugiriya Police.
Mr. Gihan de Silva has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the Government Information Department announced.
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