Bribery probes DUring past 21 years on politicians ONly Anuruddha FouND Guilty

BY STANLEY SAMARASINGHE- 2015-07-21

The Bribery Commission established in 1994, in its 21-year history has only taken legal action against one prominent politician.

Even that politician, Anuruddha Ratwatte, was released due to a legal issue. Thus the High Court released him. Although the AG was planning to approach the Court of Appeal against this verdict, Ratwatte had passed away by that time.

This was revealed when a lawyer went to the Bribery Commission to lodge a complaint. The lawyer asked the Bribery Commission official who gave him the information, whether other politicians were not charged because they were clean and honest. The official only smiled, without answering him, the lawyer explained to Ceylon Today.