-By Ruwan Weerakoon
(Lanka-e-News -2026.June.30, 9.40 PM) A wave of fresh arrests targeting prominent politicians, lawyers, a President’s Counsel, and both serving and retired senior police officers is highly likely in the near future, according to a top investigator from the Bribery Commission. The developments follow the deepening scrutiny of evidence exposing a massive, multi-million rupee bribery network linked to detained underworld kingpin Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratne, alias 'Harak Kata'.
The joint investigation, spearheaded by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has rapidly expanded. It follows last week’s high-profile arrests of three suspects: Attorney-at-Law Rakitha Rajapaksa, former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Horana organizer Charith Abeysinghe, and a former Director of the Civil Aviation Authority, all of whom have been remanded.
The expanding probe is zeroing in on claims that staggering sums of money—running into hundreds of millions of rupees—were distributed to state officials, legal professionals, and law enforcement personnel. According to investigators, these illicit funds were allegedly paid to buy protection, manipulate legal processes, and guarantee that the high-profile suspect would not meet a violent end while in state custody.
In a disturbing twist, evidence indicates that even minor, prohibited privileges within detention were monetized, including facilitating unauthorized video calls between the suspect and his child. Investigators are also probing allegations that the suspect’s deep-seated fears regarding his safety while incarcerated were systematically exploited by individuals for massive financial gain.
Furthermore, authorities are investigating a politician who allegedly pocketed a vast sum of money by claiming to wield influence over senior state officials. Parallel lines of inquiry are also looking into reports that certain police officers attempted to intimidate witnesses and individuals who possess direct knowledge of these illicit financial transactions.
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