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Bribery case against Thilan closed

The bribery case against the former BOI Chairman Thilan Wijesinghe was terminated yesterday after the Commission to Investigate Allegation of Bribery and Corruption informed the Magistrates court that there was no evidence to support the charges.

The investigation against Wijesinghe was initiated by way of a 'B' report filed in the Magistrates Court on March 23, 2001, by the former Director General of the Bribery Commission Rienzie Arsekuleratne was subsequently removed from office by President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga.

The complaint was filed alleging that Wijesinghe was not coorporating with an investigation into his bank accounts in relation to a complaint of bribery. The Commission yesterday informed Court that it would not proceed any further with the asset investigation against the former BOI Chairman.

Meanwhile, Thilan Wijesinghe in a statement yesterday said that the conclusion reached by the Bribery Commissioner was a vindication of the position he took at the time he resigned as the BOI Chairman that he was innocent of any wrong doing.

"I am happy that the Bribery Commission after an investigation lasting over one and half years have concluded that all my assets and deposits contained in my bank accounts, including the account in the US, were accumulated from known and legitimate sources of income".

Wijesinghe said it was a travesty that persons who held important positions in this country, in the guise of investigating a complaint, have used their authority to unfairly victimise him.

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