Officers from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) have arrested a Development Officer attached to the Uva Provincial Council, who previously served as the private secretary to former State Minister of Primary Industries, Chamara Sampath Dassanayake. Officers from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) have arrested a Development Officer attached to the Uva Provincial Council, who previously served as the private secretary to former State Minister of Primary Industries, Chamara Sampath Dassanayake.
The suspect was taken into custody on charges of soliciting and accepting a bribe amounting to Rs. 8.1 million (LKR 8,100,000) to facilitate phosphate exports through Lanka Phosphate Limited for three selected companies outside standard regulatory procedures.
Bribery commission officers carried out the operation and apprehended the suspect yesterday (21) at around 4:55 PM.
According to the allegations, the suspect requested and received the bribe in exchange for enabling unauthorized phosphate exports exclusively for the three designated companies and aiding them in obtaining the relevant export licenses.
The suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Badulla Magistrate's Court for further legal proceedings.
