Opposition MP Ajith P. Perera has raised fresh questions over the Bribery Commission decision allowing the withdrawal of bribery charges against former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal and four others, citing submissions made by Cabraal’s legal team opposing the payment condition imposed by the Bribery Commission. In a Facebook post, Perera questioned why the Commission proceeded with a conditional withdrawal when Cabraal’s lawyer had informed court that the defence does not agree with the requirement to pay compensation and maintained that the case should be withdrawn outright on the basis that the charges cannot be sustained in law. Perera…
MP Ajith P. Perera questions withdrawal of bribery charges against Cabraal
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