Former Import and Export Controller Mahagamage Gamini, who was arrested for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs. 200,000 from a businessman was remanded till October 2 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake yesterday.
Officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) told the Magistrate that investigations have not been completed. Gamini had allegedly solicited a bribe of Rs. 200,000 from a businessman in Weligama to provide a report containing recommendations necessary to import two vehicles which are around 10 years old, through legal channels, from Japan.
Earlier, the attorney-at-law appearing on behalf of the suspect pleaded that his client be granted bail due to the serious health conditions f his wife and daughter. Colombo Chief Magistrate Dissanayake yesterday ordered Dr. B.S. Wijethunga to submit a medical report on Gamini’s daughter to court.
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