Rs. 8.4M bribery case: MP Chamara Sampath further remanded

The case relates to allegations that Dassanayake solicited and accepted Rs. The Bribery Commission informed the court that Dassanayake allegedly accepted bribes to issue phosphate import licences to the three companies without following the proper procedures. Dassanayake and his former private secretary were previously arrested by the Bribery Commission in connection with the allegations and placed in remand custody.

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