The Colombo High Court has actually sentenced an office assistant at the Colombo Central Mail Exchange to 28 years of rigorous imprisonment to be served in 7 years, after discovering him guilty of accepting a kickback of Rs.
11,000 to release a stock of imported CCTV electronic cameras evading the taxes.In addition to the prison term, High Court Judge Mahen Weeraman purchased the accused to pay a fine of Rs.
31,000.
On September 19, 2016, the Bribery Commission had filed indictments versus the implicated for obtaining an allurement of Rs.
11,000 to clear 30 sets of CCTV cameras imported from abroad averting taxes.Delivering the decision, the High Court Judge stated that the prosecution had actually shown the charges beyond reasonable doubt.