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Trinco Remand Prison official arrested over alleged Rs. 1.2 million bribe
Oct 06, 202606:03 PM
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Trinco Remand Prison official arrested over alleged Rs. 1.2 million bribe
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An Assistant Superintendent of the Trincomalee Remand Prison has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over an alleged bribery incident involving the supply of dry rations to inmates.

 

The Assistant Superintendent is alleged to have solicited and accepted a bribe of Rs. 1,235,000 from suppliers providing dry food items for prisoners at the Trincomalee Prison.

 

According to the allegation, the money was requested and received through a prison guard in connection with the supply of food to inmates.

 

The Assistant Superintendent was arrested at around 3:29 p.m. today (06), inside his office at the Trincomalee Remand Prison. The arrest was carried out by investigation officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption.

 

The suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Trincomalee Magistrate’s Court.

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