A Deputy Minister to Bribery Commission?

 Oct 01, 2016

The internal sources of the Bribery and Corruption Investigation Commission have revealed that a Deputy Minister of the government who had been quizzed by them and  who is ought to be arrested is the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nimal Lanza. Several complaints against him had been made to the commission.

It is reported that Nimal Lanza has alleged to have accumulated a large sum of wealth during a short period and hence he has been accused under the money laundering Act.

In this regard the officers of the Bribery and Corruption Investigating Unit had quizzed him for a number of hours at length..

The news that a Deputy Minister would be taken into custody very soon had been said by the Deputy Minister of  social welfare and empowerment Ranjan Ramanayake

Ranjan Ramanayake had quipped this while speaking at a media briefing held at the UNP headquarters, Sirikotha on the 27th instant.