The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested a retired Navy Medical Assistant on charges of accepting a bribe in connection with a school admission.
According to the Bribery Commission, the suspect had demanded a total of Rs. 300,000 from the parents of a child, promising to arrange their daughter’s admission to Grade 1 at a well-known school in Colombo. Investigations revealed that Rs. 100,000 had already been obtained from the complainant.
The arrest followed a complaint filed by a resident of Wellawatte. CIABOC officials stated that the suspect was apprehended while attempting to collect the remaining Rs. 200,000 of the alleged bribe.
The suspect is due to be produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court for further legal proceedings.
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