Bribery case filed against former minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has filed a case in the Colombo High Court against former Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, alleging that he accepted a bribe of Rs. 1 million from a businessman.

Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena is accused of having allegedly accepted the bribe to facilitate a matter connected to the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI).

According to the complaint, the alleged payment was made in 2013.

The case has been filed following a lengthy investigation carried out by the Bribery Commission based on the businessman’s complaint.

The High Court is expected to take up the matter in due course. (Newswire)

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