Homagama DJ arrested while taking a bribe of Rs. 3 lakhs: Remanded till 3rd

(Lanka-e-News-30.May.2013, 6.30PM) A senior officer of the Commission for bribery and corruption told Lanka e news that the Homagama district judge Sunil Abeysinghe was arrested by the Commission on 29th night at 11.00 when he was receiving a bribe of Rs. three lakhs. The district judge had taken this bribe to give a judgment partially in favor of a party on a case that was being heard by him.

The judge who had requested the party to come home to hand over the bribe had later told to come to a place in Hanwella town . Accordingly when he had arrived at the venue and was collecting the bribe , the judge had been arrested, the bribery commission official told Lanka e news. This is the first time a district judge was arrested when taking a bribe. 

Later report says this District court judge Sunil Abeysinghe and his security guard police officer were remanded till June 3rd by Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya this evening

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Judge remanded

THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013 
Homagama District court judge Sunil Abeysinghe who is alleged to have solicited a bribe of Rs 300,000, was remanded till June 3rd by  Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya this evening


The judge was arrested when he was about to accept the bribe from a businessman in order to induce him to deliver a judgment in his favour in a land dispute case.

He was brought to the Cinnamon Gardens Police Station after his arrest on a complaint made by the businessman. The judge was arrested on Wednesday night while he was in the house owned by the Hanwella businessman

The Bribery Commission was tipped off by the businessman and the officers said the arrest was made while the judge was on the verge of accepting the bribe offered by the businessman. ( Supun Dias and Indika Sri Aravinda)