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MiG 27 investigation ready for take-off
Tuesday, 14 August 2007 - 7:29 AM SL Time
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The Bribery Commission has begun probing the allegations relating to the controversial MiG 27 transactions, its chairman said yesterday.
`We have received sufficient material for an investigation on the complaint lodged with the Commission,` Chairman Ameer Ismail said.
`If the legal division is satisfied that there is a prima facie case, the Commission will start recording statements from the parties involved` he said.
Mr. Ismail, a retired Supreme Court Judge said complaints with incriminating evidence against a large number of politicians in the present and previous administrations had been received by the Commission.
The Commission has received 2146 written complaints pertaining to bribery or corruption in the first six months of this year. However, only 1156 or 54% of the complaints have been found to have enough evidence for further investigation. Of the total number of complaints received, 212 were under pseudonymous complaints and another 778 were anonymous, Justice Ismail said.
He however lamented about the lack of facilities at the Commission saying only 98 police officers were servicing the commission when the approved cadre was 180. The Commission had only 12 old cars and 13 motor cycles to conduct investigations island-wide, he added.
Commission`s Investigations Director Neville Guruge said up to June this year 117 detections had been made out of which 53 persons were arrested. Among the arrested were 19 police officers, 9 grama niladharis, one divisional secretary, one school principal, one pradeshiya sabha chairman, one inland revenue assessor and one accountant. The number of raids conducted in 2006 was 233 and 115 persons had been arrested. Among them were 40 police officers, 9 grama niladharis, two mayors, one pradeshiya saba member, four school principals, one deputy principal, three teachers, two assistant superintendents of the customs and two fisheries inspectors, SSP Guruge said.
Mr. Guruge emphasized the necessity to establish an independent separate investigation unit comprising specially trained officers.
`When policemen conduct raids and investigations, a lot of allegations are made in respect of their independence. Besides, Sri Lanka is the only country that employs police officers to conduct raids and investigations on bribery and corruption. All other countries in the region have separate independent investigation units with specially trained officers outside police service to deal with these,` SSP Guruge said.
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Kaliamma
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 14 Aug 2007 00:33:28 GMT Report for Abuse
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| This is the lifeline for some SL politicians and their brokers |
AnuD
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 14 Aug 2007 00:36:01 GMT Report for Abuse
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This is just political mud slinging.
This will give enough points for mud slinging by opposition parties. Other than that, it won't solve anything.
Only problem is President cannot stop these things. then that also will go against him.
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 14 Aug 2007 00:39:16 GMT Report for Abuse
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The Bribery Commission
Who investigate them?? Another bunch of crows. |
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 14 Aug 2007 00:44:55 GMT Report for Abuse
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Mark my words. ' NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.'
Everything will be swept under the rug, Mahinder and Brothers will continue to plunder the country and when their term is over be extremely wealthy men, end of story.
I am sure all you clowns will be saying all kind of things but it will not make any difference.
Just remember this, If Mahinder and Co. needs money they just have to print it. But they are not interested in Rs. They inly want USD $ as SLRs is not worth the paper it is printed on.Soon it will be useless.
I advice everyone to convert to USD or face the consequences. |
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 14 Aug 2007 00:45:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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Among the arrested were 19 police officers, 9 grama niladharis, one divisional secretary, one school principal, one pradeshiya sabha chairman, one inland revenue assessor and one accountant
Big fellows escaped?? only poor guys who get 500 Rs got cought...what about crooks who earn in billions commissioner??
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14 Aug 2007 00:48:16 GMT Report for Abuse
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Mark my words. ' NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.'
Nothing should happen.
the person looking after this, Gothabaya has talked enough to show that he is honest.
Some one had imported 9700 cars on his own. that should be investigated to see how much commission he got. Besides, why do we need that many cars.
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14 Aug 2007 00:49:32 GMT Report for Abuse
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Big fellows escaped
That's what happen all the time in anywhere in the world. End of the day poor man the one who gets hurt from everything. Same in Jaffna too. |
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14 Aug 2007 00:54:47 GMT Report for Abuse
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the person looking after this, Gothabaya has talked enough to show that he is honest
When did this crook became honest guy? |
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14 Aug 2007 00:56:14 GMT Report for Abuse
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End of the day poor man the one who gets hurt from everything. Same in Jaffna too.
Please do not bring Jaffna or Kilnochi into this.Thank god such things do not happen there. |
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14 Aug 2007 00:58:10 GMT Report for Abuse
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What not really happen
Why are worrying about this, you better talk about bribery in your dream Elam
Go and investigate about what praba and his terrorist thugs did for poor diasporas? money
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