A Quazi Judge in Matale arrested on allegations of soliciting Rs. 50,000/- as a bribe and accepting Rs. 10,000/- from the solicited amount

Based on a complaint made by a woman in Trincomalee, Investigation Officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption arrested a Quazi Judge in Matale at 2.45 p.m. on 30.07.2024. The complainant has submitted the necessary documents to the Quazi Judge to file a case demanding a compensation of Rs. 80,000/- for maintenance and disgrace, and the Quazi Judge has solicited Rs. 50,000/- from her to do the needful to get the compensation. The suspect was arrested inside the office he is operating at his residence in Warakamura on allegations of accepting Rs. 10,000/- from the solicited amount.