Rakitha Rajapakshe and Two Others Arrested For Bribery

COLOMBO (News 1st): Rakitha Rajapakshe, the son of former of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, and Charith Abeysinghe, the Horana organizer for the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), have been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

The suspects are alleged to have accepted a bribe of Rs. 120 Million to facilitate the removal of detention orders under the PTA that were issued against Nadun Chinthaka alias "Harak Kata."

The Suspects are also alleged to have promised to facilitate the transfer of 'Harak Kata' to another prison and for him to be kept there as an ordinary prisoner, by bribing CID officials. 

Meanwhile, the Bribery Commission stated that the former Director of Airport and Aviation Services, Aruna Warusavithana, has also been arrested in connection with the same incident.