Two excise officials arrested in bribery probe
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Daily Mirror, WhatNews (සිංහල), Tamilmirror, Newsfirst (සිංහල), Ada Derana, Hiru News and Ada Derana (සිංහල) report that the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) arrested a retired Deputy Excise Commissioner and an Excise Department corporal over allegations of accepting bribes. WhatNews (සිංහල) dates the arrests to November 5.
Newsfirst (සිංහල) and Hiru News report that the alleged bribe involved a licensed company. These reports provide no further details about the alleged transaction or the company.
Hiru News (සිංහල) identifies the former official and the corporal by name and says the corporal was attached to the Matara Excise Station.
The reports provide no further details about the investigation or subsequent court proceedings.
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