Bribery case filed

Sandasen Marasinghe

COLOMBO: The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has filed a bribery case before the Colombo High Court against the chairman of the Kekirawa Samurdhi Sangamaya.

The Bribery Commission filed the case against P.B.R. Rupasinghe Dasanayake for soliciting a gratification to deposit Rs 2.3 million belonged to the Kekirawa Samurdhi Sangamaya in the Pramuka Savings and Development Bank in 2001.

According to the charges Dasanayake had demanded a commission of 0.5 per cent from the Deputy General Manager P.D.A. Joseph Rienzy by means of S. S. Mangala Wijesinghe for depositing the amount of money that belonged to the Samurdhi Sangamaya at an interest rate of 18.25 percent.

The charges include that Dassanayake had accepted Rs. 2900 between March 15, 2001 and April 11, 2001 as the gratification for depositing the money in the Pramuka Bank for a period of three months.

The Bribery Commission produce nine witnesses and seven productions.