Chinari Lakmanthi Hettiarachchi, the wife of former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardhana, has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over an alleged bribery offence.
According to the allegations, Hettiarachchi provided Rs. 50,000 to an office assistant attached to the Colombo High Court.
The alleged payment was intended to influence a judge to impose a suspended prison sentence in connection with a case pending against former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena.
Hettiarachchi is due to be produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court later today, where further legal proceedings are expected.
The bribery allegations are currently under investigation by the Bribery Commission.
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