Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- The National Trade Union and Civil Front has called on the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption to launch a comprehensive investigation into allegations made in Parliament concerning Chief Justice Priyathbandhu Surasena.

Trade Union Expert and social activist Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa has urged the Bribery Commission to investigate allegations raised in Parliament by Opposition MPs Rohini Kaviratne, Dayasiri Jayasekara and Ajith P. Perera concerning the Chief Justice.

The group has specifically called for an impartial inquiry into allegations relating to the accumulation of assets by the Chief Justice and his family members, as well as claims concerning delays in recovering compensation for the...