“IT IS REVEALED THAT PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF AND STATE TIMBER CORPORATION CHAIRMAN ARE IN BRIBERY NET WHILE ACCEPTING BRIBE OF 20 MILLION RUPEES” 

The authorized Investigation Officers of CIABOC have apprehended a Planning Officerattached to the Urban Development Authority, Western Province on 04.04.2018 when obtaining a bribe of Rs.15,000/- reduced from the initially solicited amount of Rs.40,000/- to hand-over the complainant’s file to the planning committee to get approved the allotment plan which previously got the approval for the boundary plan having obtained a bribe of Rs.15,000/- in 03 occasions.

Investigation Officers of CIABOC have apprehended a Police Constable- 74317 named Geekiyanage Niluka Perera attached to the Crime Branch of the Police Station – Fort while he was returning the mobile phone and the National Identity Card belonged to the complainant having obtained a bribe of Rs.10, 000/- as a part of the initial amount of Rs.20, 000/- solicited to refrain from taking legal action against an alleged illegal conduct of the complainant when he was standing at the Railway Station – Fort. 

The Investigation Officers of CIABOC have apprehended a Grama Niladhari on 05.04.2018 when obtaining a bribe of Rs.5,000/- reduced from the initially solicited amount of Rs.10,000/- to approve a request letter to clean a land owned by the complainant under a Swarna Bhumi deed. The Investigation Officers of CIABOC have apprehended a Grama Niladhari on 05.04.2018 when obtaining a bribe of Rs.5,000/- reduced from the initially solicited amount of Rs.10,000/- to approve a request letter to clean a land owned by the complainant under a Swarna Bhumi deed.       

The Investigation Officers of CIABOC have apprehended an Assistant Legal Officer and a member of the Aurvedic Formulary Committee in the presence of a decoy of the Commission while accepting a bribe of Rs.50,000/- as an advance of the initially solicited bribe of Rs.03 lakhs and subsequently reduced up to Rs.2.5 lakhs to issue the annual permit for the year 2018 of a company namely Sanoda Herbal Products through Ayurvedic Formulary Committee (Committee which approves the quality of products to export or for domestic sale)

The Investigation Officers of CIABOC have apprehended the Inspector of Seeduwa Police Station on 13.03.2018 for accepting a bribe of Rs.25,000/- and a bottle of Vodka to make necessary arrangement favoring a complainant by arresting suspects of a complaint made to the Crime Division of the Seeduwa Police Station. 

A Sub-Inspector served as the OIC – Crime Division of the Police Station – Mahabagewas arrested on 05.03.2018 by Authorized Investigation Officers of CIABOC when obtaining a bribe of Rs.8,000/-subsequent to thereceipt of Rs.2, 000/- of the originally solicited amount of Rs.10, 000/- to take necessary arrangements to release an apprehended vehicle from the courts which was driven by the complainant with fake number plates, counterfeit money and 03Kg of white-sandalwood.

The authorized Investigation Officers of CIABOC have apprehended an Industrial Administrator attached to the Dehiwala - Mt.Lavinia Municipal Council on 28.02.2018 when obtaining a bribe of Rs.4,000/- from the complainant who serves as a Labourer of said Municipal Council, in order to make arrangements to draw his overtime payments for month of January smoothly, without any obstacles.

The authorized Investigation Officers of CIABOC have apprehended the Assistant Superintendent of Police – Wennappuwa, named Gangaharalalage Daya Deshapriya Jayathilaka Bandara on 27.02.2018 in front of a decoy of the Commission when receiving a bribe of Rs.30, 000/- which has been reduced from an originally solicited amount of Rs.40, 000/- payable monthly from a Medical Health Massage Center in Wennappuwa Police Division in order to smoothly run said business without any obstacles.

The Investigation Officers of the CIABOC have apprehended a Time-Keeper attached to the Road Passenger Transport Authority - Eastern Province on 17.01.2018 and Produced before the Magistrate Court – Ampara for obtaining a bribe of Rs.100/- from a bus running Akkarapattu- Batticaloa Route in order to keep the bus stationed in the queue until its turn for the journey and to make arrangements to drive without any obstacles from other  running buses.

Colombo High Court Judge Mr. Gihan Kulathunga convicted and sentenced a Forest Officer for 4 years imprisonment today for committing the offence of acceptance of a bribe of Rs. 2500 from a villager.

A person was arrested by the Officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption for offering Rs.134,000.00 to Officer-in-Charge of Crimes of the Police Station, Meegahawatte.