Member of Parliament Chamara Sampath Dissanayake has reportedly been remanded until 23 October.
The order was issued by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama after considering submissions made by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption and lawyers representing the suspects.
( Previous news 2026 October 12 – 02:34 p.m.)
MP Sampath Chamara arrested (Update)
Badulla District Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dassanayake has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with investigations into four alleged bribery-related incidents.
Dassanayake had arrived at the Bribery Commission on Monday after being summoned by the Commission as part of its ongoing investigations.
The Commission had previously notified the parliamentarian to appear before it last Friday. However, he had failed to appear on that occasion.
Following his appearance before investigators today, officials of the Bribery Commission placed him under arrest in relation to the ongoing probes.
( Previous news 2026 October 12 – 10:34 a.m.)
Chamara Sampath arrives at CIABOC
Former Minister and Badulla District MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake reportedly appeared before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this morning (Oct. 12).
He was summoned to record a statement regarding allegations that he accepted a bribe of Rs. 8.1 million.