Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dassanayake has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (12).
He was arrested after arriving at the Bribery Commission to provide a statement in connection with an ongoing investigation.
According to reports, the investigation concerns allegations that a bribe of Rs. 8.1 million was obtained from three companies in exchange for facilitating phosphate exports exclusively through those companies without following proper procedures.
The allegations also involve assisting the selected companies in obtaining the necessary licences to export phosphate.
Meanwhile, Sumathipala Liyanarachchi, who served as Chamara Sampath Dassanayake’s private secretary during his tenure as State Minister of Primary Industries, has also been arrested in connection with the investigation. Liyanarachchi is currently in remand custody. (Newswire)
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