WP Operations Manager sentenced to five years

A former Operations Manager attached to the Western Province Road Passenger Transport Authority was sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court yesterday.

The is for accepting a bribe of Rs.10,000 to to issue a road permit to a private bus owner in 2015. High Court Judge Gihan Kulatunga observed that the prosecution has proved the accused guilty beyond a reasonable doubt on eight counts.

The accused was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption on October 12, 2015 while accepting a bribe of Rs.10,000 from a private bus owner.

The accused Raja Ajith Ranjith was further ordered to pay a fine of Rs.40,000 on eight counts. Rs.500,000 was also ordered to be paid as compensation to the complainant.