Sri Lanka, Oct. 12 -- Former minister and Member of Parliament Chamara Sampath, who was arrested by the Bribery Commission over allegedly taking a bribe from three gem businessmen, was ordered remanded until the 23rd by the Colombo Chief Magistrate, Asanga S. Bodaragama, today (12).

The Commission alleged that, during his time as State Minister of Industries, he had accepted the money from the three gem dealers to let them run their gem business without interference.

It also told the court that the suspect had, with his wife and private secretary, unlawfully acquired assets, including land worth 80 million rupees in the Ella area held in his wife's name, and that he owned several luxury houses in the Badulla area.

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