Bribery Commission takes three people to court

23 Dec, 2015

The Commission to investigate allegations of Bribery or?Corruption today filed cases at the Colombo High Court against three people.

Director Investigations Priyantha Chandrasiri said that the cases were filed in relation to two incidents on which investigations have been completed.

One case relates to an incident which took place in 2013 where an officer of the Wildlife Conservation Department was accused of?obtaining a bribe while another officer of the department assisted him to obtain the bribe.

The?Wildlife Conservation Department officer had?allegedly obtained a Rs. 15,000 bribe. Both officers were later arrested. (Colombo Gazette)

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