A Public Health Inspector (PHI) attached to the Galewela Medical Officer of Health (MOH) workplace has been remanded till February 17 after being produced before the Dambulla Magistrates Court.He was jailed today (15) by the authorities of the Bribery Commission for supposedly obtaining a kickback of Rs.
200,000 to restore a hotels trade license.The arrest followed a problem filed by a hotel operator from Ibbagamuwa, who had used to the Galewela Pradeshiya Sabha for the renewal of the hotels 2025 trade license.As part of the licensing process, the PHI was required to conduct an examination of the establishment before providing a suggestion to the Pradeshiya Sabha.However, the officer presumably required a kickback of Rs.
200,000 in exchange for releasing the required suggestion letter.Acting on the grievance, Bribery Commission officers established an operation and arrested the suspect yesterday (14) at around 7.48 p.m.
while he was accepting the allurement on the roadway near Sri Buddhajayanthi Viharaya in Thalakiriyagama.