Four investigation officers attached to the Gampaha Consumer Affairs Authority were ordered to be remanded till September 19 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs.125, 000 from a businessman at the Mahara Magistrate's Court premises.
The Bribery Commission alleged that the suspects had demanded the bribe on the undertaking that no legal action would be taken against a Polythene Factory, in which the products were not properly labelled before releasing to the market.
The Commission told court the incident was recorded in a CCTV camera located at Mahara Magistrate's Court premises and expecting to obtain footage in the camera soon to conclude the investigation.
The suspects were Sumith Nishantha, Harshana Kumara, Lasantha Rajapaksa and Charunda Prasad.
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