Sri Lanka, Sept. 1 -- A complaint has been lodged with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against three Supreme Court judges over allegations that their actions resulted in nearly US$999 million in compensation that was due from the X-Press Pearl shipping company and its local representatives not being recovered.

Dr Chamal Sanjeewa, President of the Medical and Civil Rights Doctors' Association, submitted the written complaint to the Director General of CIABOC yesterday, calling for an independent investigation into the conduct of the judges in relation to the X-Press Pearl compensation case.

The complaint also raises questions over whether the loss of the compensation was connected to the imple...