Tuesday 31 January 2017

OIC who solicited bribe to mitigate legal actions remanded

By Shehan Chamika Silva

Colombo Chief Magistrate Lal Ranasinghe Bandara today remanded the OIC of Minor- Complains Division, Welipanne Police till February 14 over allegedly soliciting and accepting a bribe from an individual.

According to the complainant, suspect had solicited a bribe of Rs.5000 from the complainant on the undertaking to mitigate legal actions over a police complaint filed against the complainant.

The Bribery Commission had arrested the suspect deploying a decoy while accepting the so- called bribe. The Commission told court that during the arrest, the suspect had attempted to disappear the money he obtained from the complainant by putting them into his mouth.

Suspect, Sub- Inspector Somathinga Silva was a resident of Ambalangoda area.

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