Ex-Provincial Councillor arrested in Rs. 9 mn bribery case, remanded

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Sulochana Gamage, a former member of the Western Provincial Council, who was arrested while allegedly accepting a bribe, has been ordered to be remanded in custody along with another individual until January 6, 2025.

The Hulftsdorp Additional Magistrate issued the remand order following their arrest on bribery charges.

The former Western Provincial Councilor Salochana Gamage and another businessman were arrested in Pitakotte by the Bribery Commission over a Rs. 9 million bribery incident.

The bribe was reportedly given in exchange for speeding up compensation for a piece of land owned by a relative of the complainant. The land had been acquired by the Urban Development Authority.

The Bribery Commission also revealed that the suspects had planned to use their influence to facilitate the compensation process.

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hasaka Saturday, 28 December 2024 12:36 PM

Which party does he belong to?

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WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO LOOK INTO SOME OFFICIALS WHO WORKED AND OR STILL WORKING IN THE UDA, DURING THE PAST TWO GOVT/S Saturday, 28 December 2024 04:20 PM

LOOKS LIKE THE GOVT IS SPEEDING UP ON WIPING OUT CORRUPTION. KEEP GOING.

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Bokka Saturday, 28 December 2024 04:52 PM

Also check Kotte Municipal Council's previous chairman. Dont know if he is still there

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Aquarius Saturday, 28 December 2024 04:55 PM

Clearly these are not politically based arrests but as we have seen when they are caught and brought to justice it becomes "politically motivated". Please catch the big fish and then we can hear a different tune, maybe....

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lion Saturday, 28 December 2024 05:01 PM

There is nothing to be surprised as this is the usual practice of politicians who ruled the country since independence. Hope This government will put a stop to this

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Kirihāmi Saturday, 28 December 2024 05:23 PM

This is just a small fish, and he's caught with a bribe of this amount. Can you imagine the extent of corruption by the bigger fish that was ingrained in our country's political system? Think about a single storey house and a skyscraper for comparison.

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JUST GOES TO SHOW HIS UPBRINGING!! Saturday, 28 December 2024 07:05 PM

GOD ONLY KNOWS HOW MANY BRIBES HE OBTAINED DURING HIS POSITION AS A PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MEMBER AND GOT AWAY WITH IT. TIME TO INVESTIGATE INTO HIS FINANCIAL STATUS PRIOR TO BECOMING A MEMBER AND TODATE?

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DOT Saturday, 28 December 2024 07:37 PM

More PC

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Rene Saturday, 28 December 2024 07:38 PM

Thilina and Salochana relationship should have been made public earlier to better understand racist renuka decision

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