Tuesday 13 September 2016

Keheliya's bribery case: trial postponed

By Shehan Chamika Silva

The trial conducted against former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and two others for allegedly incurring a loss of Rs. 990,00 to the government when purchasing 600 GI pipes using funds belonging to the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) during the last Presidential Election, was postponed for October 4 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruni Attygalle.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption had filed charges against former Minister Rambukwella, former SLRC Director General SLRC Director General Chandrapala Liyanage and former SLRC Chairman Wimal Rubasinghe under section 70, 'corruption charges' of the Bribery Act.

The Bribery Commission alleged that the three suspects had caused the loss to SLRC after the unnecessarily purchase of 600 GI pipes on or around December 2, 2014.

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