Sri Lanka, July 3 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested former Navy Commander Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda in connection with an ongoing investigation into the recruitment of Yoshitha Rajapaksa to the Sri Lanka Navy.

The investigation centres on allegations that the standard recruitment qualifications for executive officers were altered to facilitate the enlistment of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Investigators further allege that public funds were misused to finance his training at the Britannia Royal Naval College in the United Kingdom.

Karannagoda had previously been summoned to appear before the Bribery Commission on June 16 to r...