The Bribery Commission today (Jun 11) said that it would move the High Court against the President's former chief-of-staff and the former State Timber Corporation (STC) Chairman over a bribery case.
Former chief-of staff Kusumdasa Mahanama, and ex-STC Chairman P. Dissanayake have been accused of obtaining a bribe to assist a businessman in accquiring some machinery and buildings of the Kantale Sugar factory.
They had demanded a bribe of Rs 540 million initially before agreeing to bring down the value to Rs 100 million. Officials of the Bribery Commission had arrested the suspects while they were accepting Rs 20 million of the bribe at a hotel in Colombo.
At present the case is being heard before the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court. During a hearing today, the Bribery Commission told Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne that it has concluded initial investigations on the case.
Accordingly, court announced that the case would be taken up for further hearing on September 10.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Auspicious times widely followed by candidates keeping with traditions will be taken into consideration by the Election Commission in fixing the date and time for the conduct on the Presidential polls.
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted policy approval to change the wording “exceeding six years” in paragraph (b) of Article 83 of the Constitution to “exceeding five years” with reference to the President’s tenure.
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