{"id":190331,"date":"2018-05-04T12:51:49","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T07:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=190331"},"modified":"2018-05-04T12:51:49","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T07:21:49","slug":"sirisena-orders-sacking-of-his-chief-of-staff-and-timber-corp-chairman-accused-of-bribery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/sirisena-orders-sacking-of-his-chief-of-staff-and-timber-corp-chairman-accused-of-bribery\/","title":{"rendered":"Sirisena Orders Sacking Of His Chief-Of-Staff And Timber Corp Chairman Accused Of Bribery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Maithripala Sirisena ordered officials to suspend the services of his Chief-of-Staff I.H.K. Mahanama and the Chairman of the State Timber Corporation P Dissanayaka who were caught by the Bribery Commission while accepting a bribe of Ra 20 million from an Indian businessman.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_190332\" style=\"width: 392px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/I.H.K.-Mahanama-and-the-Chairman-of-the-State-Timber-Corporation-P-Dissanayaka.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190332\" class=\"size-full wp-image-190332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/I.H.K.-Mahanama-and-the-Chairman-of-the-State-Timber-Corporation-P-Dissanayaka.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"382\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/I.H.K.-Mahanama-and-the-Chairman-of-the-State-Timber-Corporation-P-Dissanayaka.jpeg 382w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/I.H.K.-Mahanama-and-the-Chairman-of-the-State-Timber-Corporation-P-Dissanayaka-300x147.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-190332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mahanama and Dissanayaka<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The suspects apparently had solicited Rs 540\u00a0million from the businessman promising that they would provide him with approvals necessary to obtain machinery and building space for his business. 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