Posted by Editor on March 4, 2026 – 9:23 pm
A businessman from Colombo 12 was arrested by the Bribery Fee yesterday morning (March 03) for allegedly soliciting and accepting a Rs. 5 million bribe to assist safe bail for a remanded suspect and forestall the arrest of the suspect’s members of the family.
The arrest was made at round 9:00 AM on March 03, 2026 by investigation officers of the Fee to Examine Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).
In accordance with officers, the suspect had allegedly requested and obtained Rs. 5 million in trade for offering help to safe bail for a person who had been arrested and remanded by the Unlawful Belongings Investigation Division of the Sri Lanka Police.
He had additionally allegedly supplied to assist forestall the arrest of the suspect’s members of the family in reference to the identical investigation.
After his arrest, the businessman was produced earlier than the Colombo Chief Justice of the Peace’s Court docket.
The court docket ordered that he be remanded in custody till March 13, 2026.
Additional investigations are being carried out by the Bribery Fee.
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