Investigation Officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption arrested a businessman of Kanatthewewa, Kiriwanagaraya, on charges of aiding and abetting the commission of the offence of corruption by illegally importing a jeep into Sri Lanka and fraudulently registering it with the Department of Motor Traffic. The arrest was made in connection with the Commission’s ongoing investigation into corrupt practices at the Department of Motor Traffic involving illegal registration of vehicles that circumvented the Customs clearance procedure.

The suspect was produced before the Wariyapola Magistrate’s Court and was ordered to be remanded until 02nd May.