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CIABOC officials visit Ravi Karunanayake’s residence
Officials from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) visited MP Ravi Karunanayake's home after he failed to appear before them. Despite being summoned multiple times, Karunanayake was not present at his Colombo residence when the officials arrived.
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- A team from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) visited Ravi Karunanayake's residence on Parliament Road in Colombo on Saturday morning.1
- The visit followed Karunanayake's failure to appear before the commission despite being summoned.67
- He had been notified to appear four times, most recently on August 28 and again on the following day, but failed to do so.3
- CIABOC officials left after finding him not at home.5
- Karunanayake's media team stated that he was unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances.1
- The investigation relates to allegations of irregular recruitment of officials to the National Lotteries Board during his tenure as Finance Minister, with Karunanayake citing reasons such as family commitments and unavailable lawyers for not appearing before the commission.46
- Legal action is expected against him for repeatedly failing to appear.4
1 NewsWire English · 2 Ada Derana · 3 Gossip Lanka News English · 4 News First · 5 Daily Mirror · 6 Sunday Observer · 7 Asian Mirror · 8 Sri Lanka Mirror
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