The senior official attached to the Presidential Secretariat and the Chairman of State Timber Corporation (STC), who were arrested for allegedly receiving a bribe, were remanded till next Thursday (9) by the Colombo Chief Magistrate last night.
The two suspects, President’s Chief of Staff I. H. K. Mahanama and State Timber Corporation (STC) Chairman P. Dissanayaka were arrested by the Bribery Commission last evening in the act of accepting a bribe of Rs.20 million from an Indian businessman.
The suspects had allegedly solicited a bribe of Rs.540 million from the businessman promising that they would provide him with the approval needed to obtain machinery and building space for business purposes. However, after negotiations were held between the two parties, it was decided to reduce the asking price to Rs.100 million, it was alleged.
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