Sri Lanka, Feb. 25 -- Three former senior officials of the Ministry of Trade have been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over alleged corruption linked to a procurement process.

The suspects have been identified as former Trade Ministry Secretary A.M. Priyanka Madduma Bandara Atapattu, former Additional Secretary (Administration) Doraisamy Jivanannadam, and Chief Financial Officer Aravinda Priyardharshani de Silva.

According to CIABOC, the three accused have been charged with causing financial loss to the government and the institution by failing to award the bid to the successful investor in a procurement process conducted to launch an online lottery aimed at funding the Lalith Athu...