Highest ever Rs. 125 million bribery payment foiled -3 top Customs officers nabbed..!

(Lanka-e-News- 15.Oct.2015, 11.30) The biggest raid of the Bribery commission in Sri Lanka ‘s history was successfully conducted just a few hours ago, The attempted  bribery payment was as huge as Rs. 125 million ! The Bribery commission was able to net three superior grade sharks of the Customs authority.

The three suspects nabbed  are : Assistant Customs Authority M.D.U.P. Perera, Deputy Customs authority Jagath Gunathileke , and Customs officer Sudheera Parakrama 

A Company that gets down spares for the SL transport board was imposed an unreasonable duty of Rs. 1500 million ! When these top Customs officers were told that it is impossible to pay this colossal duty , these three officers have told , if these goods are to be released free of duty, each officer shall be paid Rs. 50 million. That is a total of Rs. 150 million.

The Company has then lodged a complaint with the Bribery and corruption commission , whereupon the latter had told the company to negotiate with the oficers for a lesser amount. Finally the Customs chiefs have agreed to reduce the amount to Rs. 125 million.

Thereafter, this evening the Customs officers were asked to come to a certain place to receive the bribe. Finally , the Bribery and coruption commission officers who were in disguise nabbed the Customs chiefs along with the cash.

This raid had been planned most secretly for the last two weeks .As the commission did not have this amount of marked notes, cash was obtained from the treasury.It may seem incredible though it is true , that the Commission had taken three days to mark the notes.

This raid that should make the pro good governance people happy , was made possible by the bibery and corruption commission Director General Ms. Dilrukshi Dias Wickremesinghe . The whole country should be deeply beholden to her.

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by     (2015-10-15 19:36:47)