CEA chairman arrested
Chairman of the Central Environment Authority (CEA), Supun S. Pathirage was arrested on Friday at his office after he obtained a 10 million rupee bribe from a foreign party, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) said.
He has demanded the bribe to issue necessary approval to start their operations here.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed Pathirage as the Chairman of the CEA in November 2022. (SF)