Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- Saman Kumari, former Acting Director General of the Office for Reparations and current Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms, was arrested today by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

The arrest is linked to a disputed compensation payment related to government property in Monaragala District, owned by the Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority. The Bribery Commission said that compensation for the property had previously been rejected by the Special Officers Committee appointed by the Cabinet on May 22, 2022, and by the Board of Directors of the Office for Reparations on November 1, 2023.

Despite these rejections, Saman Kumari, whil...