Colombo High Court today ordered to release Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena from the charges in the case filed against him by the Bribery Commission.
The Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) had filed an indictment in the Colombo High Court on two counts against State Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena for the unlawful acquisition of assets estimated at Rs.41.1 million. In his indictment, the Director General of the Bribery Commission alleged that the State Minister had committed this offence by way of undeclared assets between 2004 and 2006.
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