COLOMBO :Charith Abeysinghe, along with former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa’s son Rakitha Rajapaksa, have been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption in connection with a high-profile bribery investigation involving hundreds of millions of rupees.
The arrests were made as part of an ongoing probe into allegations that a massive bribe was solicited in relation to notorious organized crime figure and large-scale drug trafficker Nadun Chinthaka, widely known as “Harak Kata,” who was being detained under detention orders by the Criminal Investigation Department.
According to investigators, the suspects are accused of demanding 500 million rupees, claiming they could intervene to prevent Harak Kata from being killed while in police custody, secure the removal of his detention order, arrange for his transfer from the high-security Boossa Prison in Galle to another prison, and ultimately facilitate his release from ongoing investigations and related legal proceedings.
Authorities further allege that an advance of 120 million rupees had already been obtained as part of the arrangement.: news first
