Births and Marriages Registrar on bribery charge

Jayantha DE SILVA

The Embilipitiya Registrar of births and marriages was yesterday produced before Chief Magistrate Rashmi Singappuli on a bribery allegation.

The suspect was taken into custody on a complaint from a naval rating Amila Sanjeewa based at Naval Headquarters, Colombo for allegedly soliciting and obtaining a sum of Rs. 600 to issue a birth certificate to his son born at the Embilipitiya Base Hospital.

The birth certificate was to be based on the initial home address of the complainant. S.I. Livera of the Commission to Investigate Bribery or Corruption conducted the investigations. PS Chandrasiri prosecuted. Further hearings were postponed for July 20.