Srilanka, July 17 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (17) informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court that investigators have received information indicating that a portion of the Rs. 120 million bribe allegedly obtained from the wife of underworld figure and alleged drug trafficker Nadun Chinthaka Wickremeratne, alias "Harak Kata", had been passed on to certain senior police officers through a Buddhist monk.



The revelation was made when the case against suspects Charith Abeysinghe, Rakitha Rajapaksa and Aruna Warushahennadige was taken up before the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court, today.



After considering the submissions, Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama ordered ...