Sri Lanka, Nov. 2 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested former Secretary to the Ministry of Cooperatives and Internal Trade, Gamini Kitsiri Dias Amarawardhana, over an alleged corruption case involving the procurement of chairs for the Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre in Polgolla.

He was arrested by CIABOC investigative officers today (November 2).

The former Ministry Secretary is accused of causing a financial loss of Rs. 7,973,114.50 to the government by arranging for chairs to be purchased from a private company other than the company that had submitted the lowest bid while meeting the required standards.

The Commission alleges that the procurement decision resulted in an unlawful bene...