A Grama Niladhari Officer in the Heerassagala area of Kandy has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption over bribery charges.
This follows a complaint lodged by a woman with the Bribery Commission regarding the incident in which a Grama Niladhari officer requested a bribe of Rs. 25,000 from her in order to settle a land dispute.
The suspect was apprehended by the Bribery Commission officers on June 25 while attempting to obtain the bribe from the concerned woman.
The Grama Niladhari officer has been remanded until June 29.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Three persons arrested on Saturday close to the Thalawila St Anne’s Church have been held under detention orders for questioning.
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