A private secretary to State Minister S. Viyalendiran and a political activist have been arrested on allegations of soliciting a bribe of Rs. 1.5 million, reports say.
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABoC) has said that the suspects were arrested following a complaint by a businessman from the Polonnaruwa area.
They had allegedly solicited the bribe to facilitate issuing of a permit from the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau.
